Project UDAYAK: BRO’s Eastern Arunachal Road Unit
Why in the news
The Border Roads Organisation celebrated the 37th Raising Day of its Project UDAYAK at Doomdooma in Assam, drawing attention to the unit’s frontier infrastructure work in the Northeast.
Key facts
- Project UDAYAK is a specialised territorial project of the BRO, set up in 1989.
- Its task: development and upkeep of strategic roads, bridges, helipads and border fencing in remote, difficult terrain.
- Raising Day venue: Doomdooma, Assam (37th edition).
- Parent body BRO works under the Ministry of Defence.
Area covered
| State | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh (east) | Anjaw, Lohit, Dibang Valley, Longding, Tirap and Changlang |
| Assam | Parts linked to the eastern Arunachal frontier |
Frontiers served
| Border | Note |
|---|---|
| Line of Actual Control with China | India’s de facto eastern Himalayan frontier, mainly in Arunachal Pradesh |
| Indo-Myanmar border | About 1,643 km in all, with roughly 520 km in Arunachal Pradesh |
Other work
- Fencing along the Indo-Myanmar border to check insurgency and illegal movement.
- Civil-military outreach: medical camps, Swachhata Abhiyan and road-safety awareness in border hamlets.
- Disaster response: restoring roads hit by landslides, floods and earthquakes.
- Engagement with local tribal communities.
About the BRO
The Border Roads Organisation is India’s leading road-building agency for border and strategic zones. Formed on 7 May 1960, it builds and maintains roads, bridges, tunnels, airfields and related assets in mountainous, snow-bound and tough terrain along the land borders.
Exam angle
- Parent ministry: Defence; BRO founded 7 May 1960.
- UDAYAK: territorial project, formed 1989, 37th Raising Day at Doomdooma.
- Indo-Myanmar border length: about 1,643 km, around 520 km in Arunachal.