Uttarkashi, Aug. 7 -- Following a devastating cloudburst and heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Thursday launched swift efforts to restore road and bridge connectivity to the affected areas of Dharali and Harsil.

BRO Director General Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan said that four major landslide points and a damaged bridge are being tackled, with connectivity expected to be restored soon and bridge work likely to begin by tonight.

Speaking to ANI, Srinivasan said, "After the cloudburst and heavy rainfall following it, the distance from here to Dharali is approximately 96 km, and there are four major slide points throughout the route, and one bridge has been destroyed. For the past two days, BRO personnel and m...