Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation two Centres of Excellence established by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at Seema Sadak Bhawan in New Delhi, on 11 June 2021.
These centres have been established to achieve excellence in road safety as well as foster growth in construction of roads, bridges, air fields and tunnels.
The Centre of Excellence for Road Safety & Awareness (CoERSA) aims to create awareness about road safety through analysis sharing of road accidents and suggesting methods to save precious lives.
The Centre of Excellence for Roads, Bridges, Air Fields and Tunnels (CoERBAT) focuses on institutionalising the knowledge gained over the years in development of almost 60,000 km roads, 56,000 mtr bridges, 19 airfields and four tunnels in the eastern and north-western part of the country.
The Minister also launched four software developed to optimise the work efficiency of BRO personnel, their HR management, recruitment management, enrolment and works management.