Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced the restoration of two crucial bridges in Kathua district i.e., Lakhanpur bridge over Ravi river and Sahar (Sehar) Khad bridge near Kali Bari. Both the crucial bridges on National Highway 44, linking Punjab with Jammu and Kashmir, were damaged in devastating floods of August, 2025. Gadkari, through a post on microblogging site ‘X’, asserted that the restoration of the two bridges, given their critical significance, was completed within stipulated time.