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Modi Inaugurates Ambitious Rail Project Connecting Kashmir to Indian Plains
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's tallest railway arch bridge over the Chenab River on Friday, enabling direct train connectivity between the Kashmir region and the rest of India for the first time.
- The railway project began with approval in 2002 but work started only in 2017, involving a 272-km line with tunnels and roads to address the region’s difficult terrain and weather.
- The Chenab bridge, an architectural marvel stretching 1,315 meters and towering 359 meters above the river, is engineered to withstand earthquakes and winds reaching 260 kph. Additionally, Prime Minister Modi formally opened the country’s inaugural cable-stayed railway bridge spanning the Anji river.
- Modi said the rail line ensures all-weather connectivity, boosts spiritual tourism, creates livelihood opportunities, and will reduce travel time between Katra and Srinagar to about three hours.
- The project aims to ease civilian and military movement to Kashmir, enhance regional development, and reinforce India’s infrastructure amid ongoing tensions with Pakistan.
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