Heavily damaged roads in flood-hit Uttarakhand

A dozen men from the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are quietly labouring away on one of the most critical infrastructure needs in flood-hit Uttarakhand - repairing old roads and building new ones.

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Junior engineer Ashok Kumar and his team were given the task to restore a 30-km stretch of the road between Mana - the last village 25 km before the Indo-Tibetan border - and Govindghat.

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"From dawn to dusk, we have been working from June 17. No holidays, no Sundays. After all, with the weather not allowing helicopters to fly, there is immense pressure on us to start this road as soon as possible and evacuate people," said Mr Kumar.

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"Five and a half kilometre of the road has simply been swallowed by the river or has collapsed under the weight of landslides," Mr Kumar informed.

Pic: NDTV's Tejas Mehta

"We will finish it. At least a dirt road will be ready by the end of the month," promises Mr Kumar.

Pic: NDTV's Tejas Mehta

Pic: NDTV's Tejas Mehta

Pic: NDTV's Tejas Mehta

Drivers struck on roads look on as restoration work is carried out.

Pic: NDTV's Tejas Mehta

Pic: NDTV's Tejas Mehta

Pic: NDTV's Tejas Mehta