In a boost to strengthening the border infrastructure, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday inaugurated Siyom bridge in Arunachal Pradesh. While speaking at the event, Rajnath Singh said that India has every capability to thwart challenges along the border to protect the country's territory.
The Defence Minister also inaugurated 27 other infrastructure projects completed by the Border Roads Organisation.
Singh also said that India never encourages war, and always wants to maintain cordial relations with its neighbours.
However, the Indian Army has the capability to face any challenges along the border, and is ready to deal with any situation, he said during the inauguration of a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) bridge here.
"India is a country which never encourages war and always wants to maintain cordial relations with its neighbours.. This is our philosophy inherited from Lord Rama and from the teachings of Lord Buddha. The country has every capability to face any kind of situation if provoked," said Singh.
Siyom Bridge, a 100-metre 'Class-70' steel arch superstructure constructed on the Along-Yinkiong Road. The bridge is militarily significant since it will enable faster movement of troops, heavy machinery and weapons like howitzers and mechanised vehicles, to forward areas of the Upper Siang district, Tuting and Yinkiong regions along the Line Of Actual Control with China.
The infrastructure boost in the region comes as the border dispute between India and China worsened over the last few years, the recent being the Tawang clashes which saw multiple soldiers suffering injuries.
