Jammu, June 25 -- The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has restored road connectivity between Gulabgarh and Machail in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district with operationalisation of a 140-foot bailey bridge at cloudburst-hit Chishoti. The bridge was virtually inaugurated by White Knight Corps Commander Lt Gen P K Mishra on Thursday, in the presence of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly leader of opposition and Padder-Nagseni MLA Sunil Kumar Sharma, officials said.
The triple-double reinforced bailey bridge replaces the earlier structure which was washed away in a devastating cloudburst on August 14, 2025, severing the only road link to the remote Machail region, they said.
A cloudburst struck Chisoti village -- the gateway to the Machail Mata te...