2 days Ago By Daily Excelsior
Excelsior Correspondent BHADARWAH, Jan 2: In a swift action following recent heavy snowfall, 118 RCC of Border Roads Organization (BRO) here today cleared the snow from Bhadarwah Pathankot Interstate National Highway making it traffic worthy within a record span. A communication issued in this regard stated that the strategic snow clearance operation was aimed to facilitate the seamless movement of vehicular traffic along this vital link connecting J&K with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. OC 118 RCC/BRO, Gorav Tiwari stated: “The swift clearance operation was undertaken to guarantee the unimpeded flow of traffic emphasizing organization’s commitment to ensure connectivity and safety in challenging terrains in shortest possible time.
” According to BRO, with clearance of this stretch of road, medical facilities have become easily available to a huge population that had got disconnected due to recent heavy snowfall. In case of acute emergency conditions, ambulances and fire brigade vehicles and other crucial facilities were reaching their destinations on time through Bhadarwah. “The whole exercise was carried out under the guidance and supervision of Commander 35 BRTF Udhampur, S.
K Singh,” Tiwari added. “The action of BRO has demonstrated its unwavering dedication by promptly clearing the snow on the Bhadarwah-Pathankot road,” Jeet Singh Manhas, a resident of Nalthi, Bhadarwah said. Meanwhile, in order to make Bhadarwah-Doda National Highway safe for vehicular traffic owing to slippery conditions in various frozen spots, BRO officials sprinkled salt on this crucial surface link.
Lauding the timely action of 118 RCC based at Bhadarwah, Deputy Commissioner Doda, Harvinder Singh expressed gratitude to BRO..
