{"id":84329,"date":"2026-01-27T13:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=84329"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T09:48:08","slug":"chatergala-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chatergala-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Chatergala Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Chatergala Pass Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) successfully carried out a high-altitude rescue and road restoration operation under Project Sampark at Chatergala Pass.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>\u00a0About Chatergala Pass<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is situated at an <\/span><b>altitude of 10,500 ft.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>Bhaderwah\u2013Chatergala axis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Jammu region of <\/span><b>Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>high mountain pass<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that connects Bani in the Kathua district to Bhaderwah in the Doda district.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is tucked in the <\/span><b>Chamba-doda ranges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>greater Himalayas.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is surrounded by alpine meadows, snow-covered peaks, and dense forest<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Himalayan monals, ibex, and musk deer are found here.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Border Roads Organisation<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>road construction executive force in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that provides support to the Indian Armed Forces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRO was entirely brought under <\/span><b>the Ministry of Defence in 2015.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Establishment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was formed on 7 May 1960 to secure India\u2019s borders and develop infrastructure in remote areas of the north and northeastern states of the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>develops and maintains road networks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India\u2019s border areas and friendly neighboring countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The executive head of the <\/span><b>BRO is the Director General of Border Roads<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (DGBR), who holds the rank of Lieutenant General.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officers and personnel from the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) form the parent cadre of the BRO.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>staffed by officers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and troops drawn from the <\/span><b>Indian Army\u2019s Corps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Engineers on extra-regimental employment (on deputation).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRO also employs more than two lakh (200,000) local workers in the task of ensuring employment in far-flung areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Motto:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam (everything is achievable through hard work).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2218921&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chatergala Pass is situated at an altitude of 10,500 ft. in the Bhaderwah\u2013Chatergala axis in Jammu region of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. 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