Jammu, June 26 -- The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has successfully restored critical road connectivity between Gulabgarh and Machail in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district by operationalising a 140-foot triple-double reinforced bailey bridge at cloudburst-hit Chishoti.

The newly constructed bridge was virtually inaugurated on Thursday by White Knight Corps Commander Lt Gen PK Mishra, in the presence of Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly leader of the opposition and Padder-Nagseni MLA Sunil Kumar Sharma.

The new structure replaces an earlier bridge that was washed away on August 14, 2025, when a cloudburst struck Chishoti village-the gateway to the Machail Mata temple. The disaster severed the only road link to the remote regio...