Dehradun: Round the clock work to restore connectivity at flood hit Dharchula in Uttarakhand is underway and responding to the emergent and critical situation, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has deployed a special Team from Project Hirak to undertake immediate rehabilitation works and clear the blockages at the earliest.
At present, a Task Force of 80 BRO personnel along with a number of excavators and JCBs are working 24×7 to restore connectivity.
It may be mentioned that in the last week of August 2021, remote town of Dharchula in Pithoragarh District witnessed unprecedented rainfall, which was accompanied by flash floods and heavy rainfall. Major damage occurred on August 30, 2021 when flash floods and cloud burst washed away approximately 500 meters of road in general area Dobat on Pithoragarh-Tawaghat National Highway, between kilometre 98 to 102, disrupting the road communication on this critical stretch of the National Highway.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited Dharchula, District Pithoragarh on September 1, 2021 to review rehabilitation works and Task Force Commander of BRO at Dharchula briefed the Chief Minister about the breaches on Pithoragarh-Tawaghat Road and rehabilitation work that is being undertaken by BRO.
In the meantime, BRO has already constructed foot tracks in the damaged stretches facilitating the movement of pedestrians. Humanitarian assistance was provided to the locals by provisioning food packets by BRO. Despite challenging conditions, hard work is being put in by all ranks of BRO on ground to ensure opening of the road axis at the earliest.
Meanwhile, Dhami today gave instructions to the officials of the Public Works Department for a permanent solution to the problem of landslide near the Kolhu field on Dehradun-Mussoorie Road. During the on-site inspection, the Chief Minister directed the officials that proper treatment should be done so that the road is not obstructed due to landslides. Whatever modern technology is required for this, it should be done.
– global bihari bureau
