BRO's Project Vijayak marks 15th Raising Day in Kargil with ₹1,200 crore works
Project Vijayak of the Border Roads Organisation celebrated its 15th Raising Day at Kargil, Ladakh, on 21 September 2025, with infrastructure projects worth over ₹1,200 crore as it enters its 16th year.
Summary
Project Vijayak of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 15th Raising Day at Kargil, Ladakh, on 21 September 2025, expanding infrastructure projects worth over ₹1,200 crore as it enters its 16th year. Raised in 2010, the project links Ladakh's remote valleys and forward areas and meets the operational needs of the Armed Forces. Over 15 years it has built and maintained more than 1,400 km of roads and 80 major bridges in Ladakh. In April 2025 it reopened the strategic Zojila Pass within 31 days of its winter closure, a record.
Key facts
- Event
- 15th Raising Day, Kargil, 21 Sep 2025
- Raised
- 2010
- New works
- Over ₹1,200 crore
- Built so far
- 1,400+ km roads, 80 major bridges in Ladakh
- Zojila
- Reopened within 31 days of winter closure (April 2025)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Project Vijayak of the Border Roads Organisation, which marked its 15th Raising Day in September 2025, operates mainly in:
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Correct answer: C — Ladakh
Project Vijayak celebrated its 15th Raising Day at Kargil and has built over 1,400 km of roads and 80 major bridges across Ladakh.
Consider the following statements about BRO's Project Vijayak: 1. It was raised in 2015. 2. It reopened the Rohtang Pass within 31 days of its winter closure in April 2025. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Both are wrong: Project Vijayak was raised in 2010, and the pass it reopened within 31 days of winter closure in April 2025 was the Zojila Pass.
Over 15 years, BRO's Project Vijayak has built and maintained roughly how much road length in Ladakh?
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Correct answer: A — More than 1,400 km
Project Vijayak has built and maintained more than 1,400 km of roads and 80 major bridges across Ladakh.