Jammu, Oct 2: The Minister of State for Railways V Somanna on Friday inspected the Chenab and Anji railway bridges on the Katra-Banihal track in Jammu division and other projects.
Somanna inspected the world’s highest single-arch railway bridge over the Chenab River, standing 359 metres above the riverbed, and India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge at Anji, constructed as part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link (USBRL) project, officials said.
The minister inspected both bridges through a window trailing inspection and appreciated the quality of construction and safety standards.
Somanna said redevelopment of several stations, including Jammu Tawi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Udhampur, under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is progressing at pace.
He also reviewed the expansion of passenger amenities and enhancement of freight loading capacity.
Somanna said that after full commissioning of the USBRL section, the work of seamlessly connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country would reach its final stage.
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