Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 11 : Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday, while briefing on steps being taken in disaster-affected areas of Dharasil and Harsil, informed that the priority is to restore road connectivity.
Speaking to the media, CM Dhami emphasised that electricity and mobile network have been restored, apart from proper arrangements made for food, clothes and relief materials.
"Our priority is to restore road connectivity... An artificial lake has been formed over there... Electricity and mobile networks have been restored. Arrangements for food, clothes, and relief materials have been made. A bridge in Limchagarh that was destroyed has been restored..." Dhami told reporters here.
Earlier in the day, CM Dhami announced the reopening of the Bailey Bridge at Limchigad.
The relief materials for the flash-flood-affected Dharali are also being sent through this route.
In a post on X, Uttarakhand CM said, "The construction work of the Bailey Bridge at Limchigad has been completed, and the bridge has been opened for traffic. Now, through this bridge, not only are relief materials and machinery being sent forward quickly, but the movement of local people has also resumed smoothly. In this difficult time of disaster, our government is working with full commitment to normalise public life."
The Bailey bridge replaces the Limchi Gad Bridge in the Gangnani area on the Gangotri National Highway, damaged in the aftermath of the cloudburst in Dharali village near Gangotri.
In a post on X, Border Road Organisation (BRO) said, "When the Limchi Gad Bridge on NH-34 was washed away in a devastating cloudburst, the lifeline to Harsil was severed. In mission mode and through the long hours of darkness, @BROindia teams braved treacherous terrain, rushing men and machinery to the site. Against the odds, the new 100' long Bailey bridge has been launched under challenging conditions -- swiftly restoring this vital link. A true testament to @BROindia relentless spirit and resolute action -- keeping the nation moving, come what may."
By working on a war footing and building the bridge in a short period of three days, the road on the Gangotri route has now become smooth till Sonagad, and this has also paved the way for rapid reconstruction of the damaged road ahead.