New Delhi: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) swiftly responded to the cloudburst in Uttarakhand on Tuesday. The restoration efforts by the BRO are underway on two critical axes in Uttarakhand — Uttarkashi-Dharasu-Gangotri and Joshimath–Malari, both severely impacted by recent landslides and a devastating cloudburst. Efforts on to restore connectivity The BRO said that Project Shivalik … Read more
Chamoli: The recent avalanche incident in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli’s Mana has hugely impacted the ongoing road widening work on the Indo-China border. This work was scheduled to be completed by October this year, but now it is expected to be delayed. Currently, the BRO is looking for a safe place for the workers, and containers meant … Read more
Chamoli: The hill districts of Uttarakhand are on high alert due to continuous heavy rain and snowfall. The Meteorological Department and Defense Geo-Informatics Research Establishment (DGIRE)has issued a fresh alert for potential avalanches in hilly districts, with Chamoli in highly unsafe category, prompting the administration to take preventive measures. Following the recent heavy snowfall and … Read more
Dehradun: When death was at their door in the early hours of Friday morning, 23 BRO workers had to run for their lives, clad only in vests and barefoot on ice, as they saw an avalanche thunder down on their makeshift container residence. Many workers shared their terrifying experiences. Some described how they ran barefoot … Read more
New Delhi: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), known for creating engineering marvels in the most challenging terrains in Ladakh and the Northeast, has now turned to the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh to build roads in a Naxal commander’ Hidma’s turf after no private contractor dared to take on the task. This makes Chhattisgarh the only Naxal-affected … Read more