PM Modi inspects Chenab bridge

In Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday review the Chenab Bridge ahead of its upcoming inauguration.Chenab Rail Bridge, situated at a height of 359 meters above the river, is the world's highest railway arch bridge. It is a 1,315-metre-long steel arch bridge engineered to withstand seismic and wind conditions. A key impact of the bridge will be in enhancing connectivity between Jammu and Srinagar. PM Modi also  interacted with the engineers and workers at the museum, which is part of the world’s highest steel arch rail bridge over Chenab in Reasi district.

Jammu and Kashmir: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the USBRL project team and workers at Kanthan Chenab Halt, accompanied by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Union MoS Jitendra Singh pic.twitter.com/fR3pwb3ION

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Accompanied by union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Jitendra Singh and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the prime minister visited a railway museum set up near the iconic bridge.While the UPA had initiated earlier portions of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link, it was under the Modi government’s focused execution that the most difficult 111-km stretch was completed.