Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has take up a massive road rehabilitation programme in the entire Uttarakhand area. To put all efforts in correct perspective, it is said that in the entire Uttarakhand as per assessment made, a total of about 13 km length of road at 100 places have been breached. Major slides have occurred at 110 places and nine bridges have either been washed out or damaged. BRO has pressed in to service more than 90 excavators and Bull dozers.
About 4,000 BRO personnel and labourers have been deployed in Uttarakhand alone for immediate clearance of road to facilitate relief and rescue. BRO has mobilised about 15 excavators and Bull dozers from other BRO projects to expedite road clearance works. Bridges have been airlifted to bridge gaps and establish early connectivity.
Road upto Uttarkashi has been opened for all vehicular traffic. Beyond Uttarkashi there are major breaches in roads at many locations. Road clearance work has also started from Gangotri side and a part of road between Gangotri&Bhaironghati has also been opened. Efforts are on to open the road at the earliest.
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