Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: businessline's State of the Economy Podcast
Episode: Inside India’s border infrastructure development: Insights from BRO’s Director General Rajiv Chaudhry
Description: In this episode of the State of the Economy podcast, Dalip Singh, interviews Lieutenant General Rajiv Chaudhry, VSM, Director General of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). The podcast delves into the state of India’s border infrastructure development and the challenges faced due to hostile topography.Chaudhry talks about the significant role played by the BRO in enhancing security preparedness and socio-economic development in border areas since its inception in 1960.Chaudhry explains how the BRO has diversified its operations over the last six decades, including the construction of roads, bridges, accommodations, border fencing, airfields, and tu...