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THE FIRSTS ENHANCING BORDER SECURITY
A world record has also been created by India by constructing With an eye on China, India has been speeding up infrastructure
2.5 kms 4 lane concrete road in just a duration of 24 hours and project construction in the strategic northeastern region of the
26 kms single lane Bitumen road in just 21 hours’ time. country, which include 1,819 km of roads completed over the
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) of India has built the world’s last two years. The then Minister for Development of North Eastern
highest road in eastern Ladakh, at a height of 19,300 feet, as on Region (DoNER), Dr. Jitendra Singh said that infrastructure projects
August 2, 2021. The road was built at a greater elevation than taken up in the North Eastern Region inter alia include projects
the Mount Everest Base Camps in Nepal, where the South Base of road and rail connectivity; modernization and development
Camp is at 17,598 feet and the North Base Camp is at 16,900 of new airports.
feet. The road was built at a considerably higher height than the The development of infrastructure in India’s northeast is key to the
Siachen Glacier, which stands at 17,700 feet. The Khardung La nation’s so-called Look East policy, focusing on south east Asia.
Pass near Leh is 17,582 feet above sea level. India has been working on a raft of road and bridge projects to
improve connectivity with Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar.
This comes in the backdrop of Japan partnering with India to
At CASE we regularly introduce lucrative
schemes for our customers, to facilitate aggressively develop infrastructure projects in Arunachal Pradesh,
product purchase. We have seasonal Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and
schemes and product specific schemes Tripura, in an attempt to contain China’s influence. According
as well. Additionally, we extended the to a leading daily, an India-Japan Coordination Forum for
warranty period for 60 days to support Development of North East is being set up to focus on strategic
those customers who could not avail the
benefits and the warranty period for their projects such as connectivity and road network development,
equipment was expiring amid lockdown. electricity and disaster management.
The extension of warranty is supported by an “Under North Eastern States Roads Investment Programme
increase in warranty claim submission time, (Externally Aided Project), construction / up gradation of three
late repair time and policy claim requests
over a period from 30 days to 90 days. The brand’s warranty roads (Kalitakuchi to Barpeta-58.5 km, Tamulpur to Paneri-43 km
helpdesk is fully operational to support customers with their and Paneri to Udalgiri-18.4 km) along with five major bridges in
queries. We have also introduced a 48 hours loan approval Assam and one road (Garobada to Dalu-93.4 km) in Meghalaya
policy to facilitate easy loan service. have been completed,” the statement added.
SANDEEP MATHUR, BRAND LEADER - INDIA & SAARC, “The projects completed in Tripura include Agartala - Sabroom
CASE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT new Rail line project (112 km); 2-laning with paved shoulder of
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