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Railways completes arch closure of world s highest railway bridge
The Indian Railways on Monday completed the arch closure of the iconic Chenab Bridge.
GUWAHATI: The Indian Railways on Monday completed the arch closure of the iconic Chenab Bridge.
Chenab Bridge, the world s highest railway bridge, part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project (USBRL), set an important construction milestone with completion of the steel arch of the iconic Chenab Bridge. This was one of the most difficult part of the bridge over Chenab. This achievement is a major leap towards the completion of the 111-km-long winding stretch from Katra to Banihal. It is arguably the biggest civil-engineering challenge faced by any railway project in India in recent history. The 5.6-metre last piece of metal was fitted at the highest point on April 5 and joined the two arms of the arch that currently stretch towards each other from both the banks of the river. This completed the shape of the arch tha
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Work underway on the Railway’s National Project in Jammu & Kashmir.
Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal reviewed the progress of the ongoing
Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) National Project in Jammu & Kashmir. VKÂ Yadav, CEO & Chairman Railway Board and Ashutosh Gangal, General Manager Northern Railway were also present in the meeting held via video conferencing. Vijay Sharma, Chief Administrative Officer/ Construction USBRL Project apprised the minister about the latest status of work on the last leg of the project between Katra-Banihal.
Expressing satisfaction on the progress of the project, Minister of Railways said that, the aspirations of the people of Jammu & Kashmir have to be fulfilled by completing the project so that the region gets a good transportation system to remain connected to the rest of the country all the year-round.