Jammu Tawi, Feb. 9 -- The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has decided to update signboards along the National Highway by incorporating the local language, Urdu, alongside English and Hindi.
As per the news agency, this change will be implemented in the upcoming working season to ensure better accessibility for travelers.
Notably, Urdu was one of the official languages of Jammu and Kashmir, recognized alongside Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, and English.
The J&K Official Languages Bill, 2020, passed by the Indian Parliament, granted official status to these languages for administrative and communication purposes in the region.
Currently, the signboards installed in the Area of Responsibility (AoR) of BRO's Project Beacon are written in English ...