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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chenab Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district today, a major milestone for India’s railway network. Spanning 1,315 meters and rising 359 meters above the Chenab River, this steel arch bridge, the world’s highest of its kind, towers 35 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower. Constructed for ₹1,486 crore by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, in collaboration with Ultra Construction, VSL India, and Afcons Infrastructure, the bridge is built to withstand earthquakes up to magnitude 8 and winds reaching 266 km/h. As a critical component of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, it enhances connectivity across the region. Union Minister Jitendra Singh described the inauguration as "history in the making," calling the bridge a "proud symbol of New India's strength and vision."
Modi also launched the Anji Bridge, India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge, designed to strengthen rail infrastructure in the rugged Himalayan terrain. He flagged off two Vande Bharat Express trains linking Katra’s Mata Vaishno Devi shrine with Srinagar, cutting travel time to approximately three hours, a reduction of 2-3 hours from current schedules.
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