New Delhi, Oct 14 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh will bolster national security, as well as ensure socio-economic development in the frontier state.
"The Sela Tunnel, located in West Kameng district, will play a crucial role in bolstering national security and ensuring socio-economic development of the region," Singh said after remotely presiding over the breakthrough blast of the main tube of the tunnel virtually at an event organised by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) here.
This strategic tunnel – the foundation stone of which was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 9, 2019 – is being constructed by the BRO under project 'Vartak'.