Dehradun, May 21 -- Tribute
Major General BC Khanduri (Retd) will always be remembered for his contribution especially in the field of the roads sector. He was rightly known as the modern day Sher Shah Suri. Those going from Haridwar to Najibabad prior to 2008 would remember that there were half a dozen causeways which became intractable during the monsoons and the vehicles had to be driven through the fast flowing waters which often swept away the heavy vehicles what to mention the cars. Once the brother of then Haryana Chief Minister Hooda was swept away in the currents.
It was the late Khanduriji who had bridges built across all those streams and saved several lives. He was a no-nonsense administrator and always spoke his mind. There w...