New 4km road in Uttarakhand to cut distance to China border, Gangotri

The Army's Border Roads Organisation (BRO) plans to construct a 4 km-long double-lane road to connect to the Gangotri national highway in Uttarkashi district. The road will bypass a treacherous stretch of the highway and make the journey to Gangotri shrine shorter by 10 km. It will also facilitate the movement of military convoys...