NEW DELHI: Civil-military collaboration in border areas is resulting in ‘reverse migration‘, defence minister Rajnath Singh mentioned on Wednesday, stressing that the govt. and the armed forces are totally dedicated to growth of areas alongside the frontiers.
Ongoing efforts to construct roads, bridges and tunnels in ‘delicate’ ahead places will not be solely crucial for nationwide safety and guarantee swifter navy deployments, however have additionally related the folks residing there with the remainder of the nation whereas guaranteeing their socio-economic progress and selling tourism, Singh mentioned.
“Border villages are the nation’s first villages, not distant areas. The govt. is totally dedicated to their holistic growth,” he mentioned, talking at an inter-ministerial border space growth conclave. It was attended by tradition and tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu and Military chief Basic Upendra Dwivedi, amongst others.
“Our goal is to remodel the villages alongside the northern borders (with China), particularly in Uttarakhand, Himachal and Arunachal, that are affected by restricted connectivity and infrastructure, into ‘mannequin villages‘. We purpose to attach them to the mainstream of growth,” Singh mentioned.
Ongoing efforts to construct roads, bridges and tunnels in ‘delicate’ ahead places will not be solely crucial for nationwide safety and guarantee swifter navy deployments, however have additionally related the folks residing there with the remainder of the nation whereas guaranteeing their socio-economic progress and selling tourism, Singh mentioned.
“Border villages are the nation’s first villages, not distant areas. The govt. is totally dedicated to their holistic growth,” he mentioned, talking at an inter-ministerial border space growth conclave. It was attended by tradition and tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu and Military chief Basic Upendra Dwivedi, amongst others.
“Our goal is to remodel the villages alongside the northern borders (with China), particularly in Uttarakhand, Himachal and Arunachal, that are affected by restricted connectivity and infrastructure, into ‘mannequin villages‘. We purpose to attach them to the mainstream of growth,” Singh mentioned.
