Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla practice project: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday visited Chenab Bridge in Kashmir Valley and inspected the continued work for the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line project (USBRL). The minister mentioned that the project will be completed by December this yr or January 2024.
The Union Minister inspected the primary run of a track-mounted trolley on the world’s highest arch bridge constructed on the Chenab river and mentioned that the USBRL project will be completed by December this yr or January 2024.
The monitor on the world’s highest railway arch-bridge has been constructed at a top of 359 metres from the Chenab riverbed.
Speaking of future railway plans, the Union Minister mentioned that it has been determined to arrange a Vande Bharat Express practice upkeep facility at Badgam within the Kashmir Valley and within the first go Vande Bharat Metro will be run between Jammu and Srinagar cities as soon as this vital railway hyperlink, which is able to join the Kashmir Valley with the remainder of the nation via rail community will get completed.
Railways will run a Vande Bharat Metro practice between Jammu and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir as soon as the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) turns into absolutely operational.
The minister mentioned that the development of the long-lasting bridge having a basis equal to half the soccer area is a “subject of pride” and it was “difficult challenge of engineering”.
Vaishnaw additionally knowledgeable that greater than 28,000 metric tonnes of metal has been used for the bridge construction that’s inbuilt a extremely energetic seismic zone.
The deck top of the bridge is 359 metres, whereas its size is 1,315 metres. The arch bridge has 17 spans and the linear size of the principle arch span is 460 metres and it’s curvilinear, they mentioned.
The world’s highest arch bridge could have a codal lifetime of 120 years and might face up to wind pace of 266 kmph.
“We are creating a special training academy in Jammu. Wherever our engineers & technicians require training, they can come to this project and have the training, and other parts of the country can also benefit from this project,” Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
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