Uttarakhand: BRO builds bridge to reconnect villages in disaster hit Chamoli district

With the launch of Bailey Bridge in Reini Village, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has reinstated connectivity in a record 26 days to the 13 border villages of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district which were cut off due the flash floods on February 7. The Bridge is a 200 feet structure on Joshimat – Malari road across the Rishiganga River.

In a release, Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, DG Border Roads said that BRO has named the bridge as “The Bridge of Compassion” to pay tribute to the fallen Karma Yogis of Renie Power Plant & NTPC Power Plant.

The glacial lake outburst flood in Rishiganga River on February 7 had washed away a 90 mtr RCC Bridge near Reini Village on Joshimat – Malari road.