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BRO begins opening of key pass to Leh ahead of schedule

For the first time ever, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has started work on reopening the crucial Baralacha Pass in Himachal Pradesh much before schedule to restore connectivity to Leh in Ladakh, an Army statement said.

Stating that the air recce for air induction of the snow clearance team from Sitingiri to Sarchu was carried out on March 3, the statement said the aim of this induction was to clear Baralacha Pass using two attack points from Patsio and Sarchu side each, thus clearing the pass in an early time frame and achieving connectivity to Leh.