40-hour race through 6 feet of snow: BRO rescues 60 stranded at 10,500 ft in J&K | India News
Braving sub-zero temperatures at an altitude of 10,500 feet, personnel of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) carried out a nearly 40-hour road clearance operation and rescued 60 people, including 40 Army personnel, who were stranded at the Chattergala Pass along the Bhaderwah-Chamba road in Jammu and Kashmir’s hilly Doda district. The 38-km road between Bhaderwah and Chattergala Pass was buried under 5-6 feet of snow following heavy snowfall on January 23. A day before that, 10 Army soldiers were killed and 11 others injured in the area when their bulletproof vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Khanni Top at an altitude of 9,000 feet along the Bhaderwah-Chamba road. The 118 Road Construction Company (RCC) of the 35 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) commenced snow-clearance operation in the morning on January 24 and continued working for nearly 40 hours, said Defence Ministry spokesperson Lt Colonel Suneel Bartwal. The 38-km road between Bhaderwah and Chattergala Pass was buried under 5-6 feet of snow following heavy snowfall on January 23. “The route …
