Major General Praveen Badrinath, Chief Engineer from Headquarters Eastern Command located at Kolkata along with Brig Manoj Gupta, Chief Engineer of Project Swastik of BRO visited extensively damaged road stretches of landslides-hit areas of North Sikkim on Friday.

On the occasion, two personnel of BRO East Zone Headquarters - Kazi Sazibur Rahman of 1628 Pioneer Company and Bhupender Singh of 1604 Pioneer Company, who received special appreciation letters from the BRO Director General for their dedicated and outstanding services during Republic Day this year, were awarded medals and certificates by the ADG.

After the flash flood caused large-scale destruction in Sikkim, troops of the Indian Army, along with BRO (Border Road Organisation) and the assistance of civil administration and locals, are undertaking operations on a massive scale to reconnect North Sikkim