New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- 118 Road Construction Company (RCC) of 35 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) under Project Sampark of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) successfully carried out a high-altitude rescue and road restoration operation at Chatergala Pass (10,500 ft) in the Bhaderwah-Chatergala axis after heavy snowfall disrupted connectivity.

The snow-clearance operation commenced at 0630 hrs on January 24 and continued for nearly 40 hours, clearing approximately 38 km of road buried under 5-6 feet of snow. The route was opened by 7: 30 pm on January 25, enabling the safe evacuation of 40 troops of 4 Rashtriya Rifles along with weapons and stores, and 20 stranded civilians.

The rescue mission was completed by 02: 30 am on 26 January 2026...