Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on November 10 that 168 villages along the China border that did not have any connectivity yet would be connected by road and other forms of communication in the next one year. He said the country’s security would suffer if border villages were emptied out due to migration and the vibrant village programme (VVP) would ensure that all facilities and infrastructure reached there. He said the country could not be safe without development of border areas.
Mr. Shah was speaking at the 62nd Raising Day parade of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Dehradun on Friday. ITBP is the primary force deployed along the 3,488 km China border.
