13/08/2025
BADC Appeals for Urgent Repair of Border Roads Damaged During Monsoon
: Jammu, 13 August 2025: The Jammu and Kashmir Border Area Development Conference (JK_BADC), an organisation working for the welfare of border residents and tribal communities of J & K, has urged the district administration and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to start repair work on border roads damaged in recent heavy rains without any further delay.
Chairman of JKBADC, Dr. Shazad Ahmed Malik, said that continuous rainfall during the last few weeks has triggered landslides and soil erosion at several places in Poonch, Rajouri and other hilly areas of J & K .
“In many villages, main link roads have either been washed away or blocked by mud and debris, cutting people off from hospitals, schools, markets and even their relatives in nearby areas,” he said.
He added that in some pockets, villagers have to walk long distances on foot to reach the main road, and elderly patients, pregnant women and students are facing the worst hardship. Road closures have also slowed the supply of ration, medicines, construction material and other daily essentials. Passenger buses, goods carriers and private vehicles are moving at a snail’s pace, while in some cases people are forced to take long, risky detours through forest tracks.
Dr. Shazad appealed to the BRO, PWD and local administration to clear landslide debris and begin proper repair work immediately. “The work should be done on priority before the situation becomes even more serious,” he said. He stressed that along with quick repairs, there is need for permanent solutions like proper drainage channels, slope protection walls and use of durable materials so that the same damage does not happen every monsoon. He also demanded that the soil erosion department must act and build small dangas, retaining walls so that in future the soil erosion is stopped to avoid land slidings.
“Roads are the lifeline of border people. Without safe and all-weather connectivity, life here becomes extremely difficult,” he remarked, assuring that JKBADC will continue to raise the issues of border residents at every platform.
