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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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