Dehradun, Aug. 7 -- As the Indian Army and local authorities continue their rescue and relief efforts in the flood-ravaged regions of Dharali and Harsil in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is working tirelessly to restore critical road connectivity along the disaster-struck National Highway 34.

Speaking to the media, Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, Director General of BRO, said that the organisation is fully mobilised to reopen key routes and clearing the second significant landslide near Gagnani will be their priority.

"... The responsibility for the maintenance of NH-34 from Dharasu to Gangotri lies with the BRO. The distance from Uttarkashi to the disaster-hit Dharali is 96km. One major landslide on the...