Project DANTAK

On 24th April, 2022, Border Roads Organisation’s (BRO) project DANTAK completed 61 years in Bhutan.

  • About Project DANTAK: It was established on April 24, 1961 as a result of the visionary leadership of His Majesty the Third King and then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • DANTAK was tasked to construct the pioneering motorable roads in the Kingdom.
  • DANTAK completed the road connecting Samdrup Jongkhar to Trashigang in 1968. In the same year, Thimphu was connected to Phuentsholing by DANTAK.
  • Some notable projects executed by the project include the construction of Paro Airport, Yonphula Airfield, Thimphu – Trashigang Highway, Telecommunication & Hydro Power Infrastructure, Sherubtse College, ....
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