32 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers have been rescued so far from the avalanche near Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, officials said.
He said the situation remained difficult due to continuous snowfall in the region. However, Suman added that rescue operations were underway to rescue trapped Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers.
As of now, 15 workers from the Border Roads Organization (BRO) have been rescued from the avalanche near Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, officials said.
As many as 47 workers engaged in road construction have been trapped after a massive avalanche has occurred near the Border Roads Organisation camp in the border area of Mana, Badrinath, officials said on Friday.
In a move to ensure safe passage amidst the snowfall and inclement weather conditions in Sonamarg, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has initiated snow clearance operations to enhance traffic flow in the area.
Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) Poonch Vikas Kumar Kundal told ANI "... The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has tried to reopen the road for vehicular traffic... But because of extreme cold and temperatures, a black ice condition develops which causes vehicles to slip. This is why rest
The information mentioned in the Ministry of Home Affairs Annual Report 2023-2024 stated that "the construction of fencing for a border length of 9.214 km at Moreh awarded to Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been completed and work on the road along the fence is in progress."
Lieutenant General Raghu Srinivasan, VSM, Director General of Border Roads was on a three day visit from December 1-3 to review road construction works undertaken by Project Vartak in Guwahati, Tawang and West Kameng areas, said an official release.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has carried out extensive renovations of the 1956-built 2.5 km-long twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K).
The Border Roads Organization (BRO) carried out a snow clearance operation at Zojila Pass on Sunday following heavy snowfall to restore access and ensure safe travel in the region.