India, Aug. 11 -- Tamak Nala in Chamoli has returned to normal flow after a sudden surge washed away a BRO-built valley bridge, cutting off 17 border villages in Niti Valley.

SDRF, NDRF and ITBP teams are constructing an alternative route with concrete Hume pipes to restore traffic, while search operations continue for a missing BRO employee swept away in the strong current.

The Tamak Nala stream, which had surged on the Jyotirmath-Malari motor road in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on the evening of August 10, has now returned to its normal flow again. However, it has left behind large quantities of mud, debris, stones, and boulders.

A search operation is underway for a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) employee who was swept away by strong curr...