44 new bridges. Border tunnels In November 2017 BRO announced the plan to construct 17 road and rail tunnels, with a total length of , on some of the 73 strategic roads on Sino-Indian border to provide the year-round all-weather rail and road surface connectivity. Currently, surface access to high altitude posts on Sino-India border is closed for six months every year due to snowfall and rain, and supplies are through air lift only. Some of these 17 tunnels are already under construction, including Srinagar-Kargil-Leh NH1 in J&K (Zoji La pass tunnel), Leh-Manali Highway in J&K and Himachal Pradesh (Lungalacha La, Bara-lacha la, Tanglang La, Shingo La near Nimo and Rohtang Tunnel), 578 meter Theng Pass tunnel on NH310A between Chungthang and Tung in North Sikkim, Nechipu Pass (near Bomdila) and Sela Pass tunnels on Bogibeel Assam to Sagalee to Tawang NH13 in Arunachal Pradesh. This will reduce the travel time and operational costs, eliminate the risk of avalanche and landslide. Decorations Awards attained by BRO personnel between 1960 and 31 January 2020: 23 × Kirti Chakra 218 × Shaurya Chakra 2 × Bar to Shaurya Chakra 2 × Padam Shree 16 × Param Vishisht Seva Medals 43 × Ati Vishist Seva Medals 110 × Vishisht Seva Medals 25 × Sena Medals 3 × Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak 17 × Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak 69 × Jeevan Raksha Padak In 2009, eight Shaurya Chakras, all posthumous, were awarded to BRO personnel for their actions in places such as Afghanistan, Sikkim, the north-east and Jammu and Kashmir. Bulldozer operator Zalim Singh, Bar to the Shaurya Chakra, was crushed by boulders while clearing a strategic road for Indian Army tanks. Two BRO men working on BRO's Project Zaranj in Afghanistan were killed during a suicide bomb attack on Zaranj-Delaram highway. Engineer Santosh Kumar Singh and driver Jaikrit Singh Rawat, while working on the Kishtwar-Sinthan Pass, died in an ambush. Others died or were killed in places such as Meghalaya, Kailash Mansarovar, Kali River and Hapoli Sarli-Huri road. Recognition In November 2021, BRO received a Guinness World Record for the "highest altitude road" following construction at Umling La. Gallery See also India-China Border Roads Project HIMANK Indian Army Corps of Engineers Trans-Arunachal Highway Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Border Road Chota Char Dham Railway References External links 1960 establishments in Delhi Government agencies established in 1960 Military of India Executive branch of the government of