Days after a portion of the 'Vikramshila Setu' in Bihar's Bhagalpur district collapsed, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has begun the construction of a temporary Bailey bridge over the damaged area.
The chief secretary chaired a meeting of the Ladakh Disaster Management Authority (LDMA) to review disaster preparedness, mitigation measures, and disaster initiatives in the UT.
The road enables transport of essential commodities, agricultural produce, and trade between Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
In a high-altitude rescue and road restoration operation at the 10,500 ft Chatergala Pass in the Doda district of J&K, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has rescued 40 soldiers of the Army and 20 civilians who were trapped in deep snow, officials said on Tuesday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday dedicated to the nation 125 strategically significant infrastructure projects of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) – the most to have ever been inaugurated simultaneously – from Ladakh.
Bodies of at least 67 pilgrims, including men, women and children, have so far been recovered from the debris and around 40 are still feared buried under the boulders.
Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan called on the Chief Secretary in Srinagar to review the progress of various strategic road infrastructure projects currently underway in the Union Territory, particularly in the border areas.
The Wangtu-Attargoo-Mudh-Bhawa Pass route has recently received clearance from the National Board for Wildlife, paving the way for its construction.
Brigadier Neeraj Madan, Chief Engineer Project Sampark of the BRO, on Sunday examined the Poonch-Rawalakote road up to the Line of Control (LoC) where widening work is progressing. This was the cross-LoC trade centre that was shut by India in 2019 due to security concerns.
In an effort to restore connectivity in the Ladakh region, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has commenced snow clearance operations on National Highway-03 under the leadership of Project HIMANK.
