Jammu, 18 April (H.S.): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha asserted that national security flows from soldiers at the borders and border village residents who dwell there.

The Lieutenant Governor was speaking at a public gathering during his visit to Vibrant Village Sariah in Rajouri on Friday, where he inaugurated the Common Service Centre and initiated several development projects.

These projects include water conservation works and development of playgrounds in Vibrant Villages Sariah, Pukharni, Bhawani, Chapardhara and Namban. He also paid tributes to Brig. Mohammad Usman.

He said that the vision is clear that border village development is integral to national security, and every border village must rank among the nation’s most prosperous.

Sinha emphasised that a nation is defined by its remotest village, where our borders begin, and our identity shines before the world.

“Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is advancing with renewed resolve. Border areas are no longer the nation’s edge but its first village and foremost opportunity.

A new commitment thrives and connection with the mainstream has taken root,” the Lieutenant Governor said.

Sinha said that through the Border Area Development Programme under the Vibrant Villages Programme, infrastructure and welfare schemes are being ensured in every border village.

“No map fully captures the true essence of our border villages, which reveal only lines. Within those lines, I see a vibrant society and steadfast families advancing the nation’s progress,” he said.

The Lieutenant Governor said that national security flows from soldiers at the borders and border village residents who dwell there.

“A road reaching a border village builds not just passage but unshakeable confidence in our defence. Electricity lighting a border village home offers not mere illumination but fresh hope. Employment for a border village youth transforms not only one life but the trajectory of an entire community,” he said.

“My vision is clear that border village development is integral to national security, and every border village must rank among the nation’s most prosperous,” he added.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar