BRO to clear snow from Amarnath pilgrimage route by 15 June
The basic scope of work involves snow clearance, widening of the track, restoration of all foot bridges, fixing of hand rails
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The basic scope of work involves snow clearance, widening of the track, restoration of all foot bridges, fixing of hand rails
Uniindia: Srinagar, June 3 (UNI) Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Saturday said the track restoration work on Amarnath Yatra route will be completed ahead of the commencement of this year''s pilgrimage.
Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry, Directorate General Border Roads (DGBR) visited Baltal and Chandanwari in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday and inspected the ongoing maintenance work of Amarnath Yatra tracks by Border Road organisation (BRO), said an official statement.
Amarnath Yatra is scheduled to be commenced on July 1, 2023 and the BRO is asked to complete the restoration of tracks by June 15.
Srinagar: Amarnath Yatra tracks were handed over to Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in September 2022 for further maintenance and upgradation. Earlier, the yatra track from Baltal to Holy Cave was maintained by PWD (R&B) and the one from Chandanwari to Holy Cave was maintained by Pahalgam Development Authority. The BRO in a statement issued here said that the restoration works on