Context: Recently, the Border Roads Organization (BRO) is carrying out snow clearance operations at Baralacha La.

About Baralacha La

• It is a high mountain pass in the Zanskar range in Jammu and Kashmir.
• It is a high plateau where three different mountain ranges, namely Pir Panjal, Zanskar and the Great Himalayas meet at an altitude above 16,000 feet.
• Bhaga River is situated near Baralacha Pass which originates from the Surya Taal Lake. Bhaga River is a tributary of the Chandrabhaga River.
• It connects Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh to Leh district in Ladakh.
• It acts as a water divide between the Bhaga River and the Yunam River.

About Border Roads Organisation

• Its aim is to develop and maintain road networks in border areas of India as well as friendly neighboring countries (Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka).
• The parent cadre of BRO consists of officers from the Border Roads Engineering Service (BRES) and personnel from the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF).
• It also consists of officers from and troops drawn from the Indian Army's Corps of Engineers.
• It is operational in twenty states and three union territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
• It is under the control of Ministry of Defence.