New Delhi: Border Roads Organization (BRO) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) has entered into an MoU which includes fabrication, supply, erection and launching of 27 double-lane bridges of carriageway 7.5 meters of load class 70 along the northern and north-eastern border states.

“It reinforces the commitment of BRO for greater self-reliance on indigenous equipment and achieving the overall aim of Atmanirbhar Bharat,” said the Defence Ministry in a statement. The two-year contract, worth around Rs 60 crore, was inked by Director General BR Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry and Officiating Chairman and Managing Director of GRSE Commodore P R Hari IN (Retd) here on March 15, 2022.

The double-lane modular steel bridge developed by GRSE is the only one-of-its-kind bridge available in India and is 100 per cent indigenous. One of the most important and critical advantages of the MoU will be the time factor as these bridges could be launched within 45 days of handing over the site by the units. This will certainly be a game-changer in road infrastructure development in the country. /BI/