For construction of roads along the China border, Indian government has identified as many as 73 roads as strategically important.
Out of the 73 roads, 19 roads measuring 440.74 km are in Uttarakhand, Union Defence Minister A K Antony told the Lok Sabha on December 17.
The Union government has also approved construction and upgradation of 1,377 km of roads along the Nepal border (173 km in Uttarakhand, 640 km in Uttar Pradesh and 564 km in Bihar), the Minister added.
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