PM Modi’s Jammu and Kashmir visit postponed, Chenab bridge will not be inaugurated on April 19; decision taken due to this reason
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on April 19 has been postponed. Along with this, the inauguration of the world’s tallest Chenab railway bridge has also been postponed. PM Modi was also to flag off the Vande Bharat train from Katra to Srinagar. But PM Modi’s upcoming visit has been postponed for now.
Why was PM Modi’s visit postponed?
Although the railway administration has not officially given any reason in this regard, but according to sources associated with the preparations for the PM’s visit, this program has been postponed due to the warning of the Meteorological Department. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather will be bad in Katra and its surrounding areas on April 18-19 and there is a possibility of heavy rain.
People were waiting impatiently
Let us tell you that on April 19, PM Modi was to inspect and inaugurate the historic railway bridge built on the Chenab river in Udhampur. On the same day, the operation of Vande Bharat train from Katra to Srinagar was also to start. The Prime Minister was to flag off this train. A large number of people were eagerly waiting to travel in Vande Bharat on the first day and be a part of this historic moment. But now they will have to wait for a few more days for this.
Chenab Bridge is higher than the Eiffel Tower
- The 1,315-metre long bridge over the Chenab river near Salal Dam has a main arch width of 467 metres and can withstand winds of 266 kilometres per hour.
- This bridge is higher than the Eiffel Tower in height and is about five times higher than the Qutub Minar from the river bed to the rail level.
- More than 28,000 metric tonnes of steel was used in the construction of this engineering marvel.
- Indian Railways introduced a first-of-its-kind cable crane system – used to carry material across the 915-metre wide trench. It had two huge cable cars and pillars more than 100 metres high.
- The bridge is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project and connects not just land but also aspirations – the route provides reliable all-weather rail connectivity to the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India.
