India, Sept. 11 -- The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has restored two vital roads damaged in the recent floods and cloudbursts in the Jammu region, an official said.

The roads restored were the Gulabgarh-Chashoti road in Kishtwar district and the Purna Bahadur-Thandi Kassi road along the Line of Control (LoC) - both lifelines for thousands of people, as well as army units stationed in the area.

The 118 Road Construction Company (RCC), led by Major Jivitesh Razora, restored the critical Gulabgarh-Chashoti road after it was severed by torrential rains and landslides during August 26-27, a defence spokesperson said.

It took the BRO team 13 days to clear a 14-km stretch of debris from the Chashoti side.

An on-site BRO official said the in...