(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Tourists planning road trips to the remote parts of Ladakh,
Arunachal Pradesh or Uttarakhand will soon get to relax and
recharge at one of the 75 upcoming 'BRO Cafes', which would feature
restaurants, rest rooms and parking facilities, Trend reports citing The
Print.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence — in partnership with the
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) — approved the setting up these
cafes in 12 states and Union Territories. The venture aims to
provide better roadside amenities to tourists as well as boost the
local economy in these areas.
BRO Cafes' will be set up at far-flung towns and tourist
destinations like Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang and Ladakh's Rumtse
near the China border, Uttarakhand's Darkot at the base of the
Himalayas, as well as Rajasthan's Tanot near the Pakistan
border.
Other states and UTs that will get these cafes include Assam,
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab,
Sikkim and West Bengal. The licence to run these cafes are for 15
years with an option to extend it for another five.
Founded in 1960, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is the
road-construction wing of the Armed Forces that develops and
maintains road infrastructure in India's border areas, including
remote regions. Recent infrastructural achievements of the BRO
include Ladakh's Umling La mountain pass which boasts of the
world's highest motorable road.
The ministry said:“Since the inaccessibility and remoteness of
these roads preclude widespread commercial deployments, the BRO, by
virtue of its presence, took it upon itself to open such facilities
at remote places. The scheme provides for development and operation
of wayside amenities in public private partnership mode with
agencies, on license basis, which will design, build & operate the
facility as per guidelines of BRO.”
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