Indian Railways is developing the nation’s first cable-stayed railway bridge at Anji Khad in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Ministry of Railways has shared the development updates of the bridge on Twitter, revealing that the work within the bridge is nearing completion. The bridge is a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) mission. The Anji Khad Bridge, connecting Katra and Reasi, is dubbed as an engineering marvel. The hyperlink will probably be a breakthrough in connecting Kashmir with the remainder of India by prepare quickly.
As for the USBRL mission, it’s considered one of Indian Railways’ most difficult initiatives and consists of many engineering marvels together with the Anji bridge. The mission may also comprise the world’s highest railway bridge over the Chenab river. The 1,315-m arch bridge will probably be taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris and can rise 331 m above the riverbed.
A marvel nearing Completion, take a look… pic.twitter.com/sk3lIyWf6d
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) January 20, 2023
The Anji Khad Bridge kinds the second leg of the mission and is being constructed 7 km south of the Chenab Bridge. Recently, Indian Railways accomplished a bit of the longest tunnel on the 111-km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway hyperlink, in Jammu and Kashmir.
The tunnel T-49B is 12.6 km lengthy and is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) mission. The portion lies between Kundan Adit and Arpinchala in Khari Tehsil, the corporate enterprise the mission development mentioned. “Being constructed with New Austrian Tunneling Method in Ramban district, the tunnel on completion would have double tracks,” the official mentioned. He additional mentioned that the tunneling was completed with utmost care contemplating geological challenges.
On December 5, 2021, one other tunnel within the Bankot space close to Banihal was linked after a breakthrough, whereas the work on the pylon of India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge at Anji Khad in Reasi district was accomplished on January 4 brightening the possibilities of a prepare connecting Kashmir with the remainder of the nation inside the subsequent couple of years.
Of the 272-km USBRL mission, the work on 161 km was commissioned in phases. The first part of the 118-km Qazigund-Baramulla part was commissioned in October 2009, adopted by the 18-km Banihal-Qazigund in June 2013 and the 25-km Udhampur-Katra in July 2014. The under-construction 111-km Katra-Banihal part has a complete of 37 bridges — 26 main ones and 11 minor ones — and 35 tunnels.
With inputs from PTI
