Anantnag, June 3: Director General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhry on Saturday said that snow-clearing work on the Amarnath Yatra track is going on in full swing.
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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened ZojiLa Pass on Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road on Tuesday (20 April) for this year after a closure of 110 days, as compared to an average of 150 days in previous years.
The Pass normally closes by mid-November every year, with the onset of winter when the temperatures dip to sub zero degrees and opens only by the end of April the next year. Average closure of pass in earlier years has been 150 days.
Located at a height of 11,650 feet, Zojila is a strategic pass that provides vital link between Kashmir Valley and Ladakh and is the key to operational preparedness of the Armed Forces.
BRO opens ZojiLa Pass connecting Srinagar and Leh
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Zojila Pass on National Highway 1D, known as Ladakh`s lifeline as it connects the region to the rest of country, reopened for vehicular traffic on April 6. The pass, which shuts down for about six with the onset of winter, opened 20 days earlier this. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 21 : The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened ZojiLa Pass on Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road on Tuesday (April 21, 2021) for this year after a closure of 110 days, as compared to an average of 150 days in previous years.
The Pass normally closes by mid-November every year, with the onset of winter when the temperatures dip to sub zero degrees and opens only by the end of April the next year. Average closure of pass in earlier years has been 150 days.
U khand floods: DG-BRO visits Joshimath to take stock of damages ANI | Updated: Feb 13, 2021 22:23 IST
Joshimath (Uttarakhand) [India], February 13 (ANI): Director General of Border Roads Organization (BRO), Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhry visited the Joshimath sector on Saturday to take stock of the ongoing rescue, relief, and rehabilitation work after Glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district. The GLOF in the Rishiganga river also washed away a 90 metre RCC bridge of BRO on Joshimath - Malari road near Raini Village. This bridge was the only link to Niti border, read the press release by the Ministry of Defence. BRO true to its motto ShramenaSarvamSadhaym has quickly swung into action for rescue and rehabilitation work by inducting more than 100 Vehicles / Equipments and plants which include about 15 heavy earth moving equipments like hydraulic excavators, dozers, JCBs, wheel loaders etc, Director Genera