Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the world’s highest railway bridge over the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir. He also flagged off two specially designed Wande Bharat trains between Srinagar and Katra, which aims to complete the 42 -year -old project, which aims to connect the Kashmir Valley to the rest of the country by rail.
This historical achievement is expected to open new avenues for development, trade and connectivity in the region, while also promoting employment and livelihood opportunities for local communities.
Here you have to know about the new opening bridge:
1. The Chenab Rail Bridge runs over the Chenab River in the Rasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Located between Katra and Sangaldan on the Jammu-Baramulla line, the bridge was built at a cost of about Rs 1,400 crore.
2. It is the highest arch bridge in the world, with a height of 359 meters from the banks of the river – it is 35 meters longer than the prestigious Eiffel Tower of Paris.
3. Connecting the Kashmir Valley to the rest of the country, the bridge is an important part of the Udampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, which is being developed at a cost of Rs 35,000 crore.
4. The Chenb railway bridge is a steel-end-conversion Marvel, which is 1,315 meters of River Gorge. This includes a 530-meter-lumb approach bridge and a 785-meter long deck arc bridge (part of the bridge on which vehicles operate).
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5. The project was supervised by a division of Konkan Railway Corporation, Indian Railways. The design and manufacture was done by a joint venture consisting of AFCons Infrastructure, Ultra Construction and Engineering Company in South Korea and VSL India.
6. The foundation of the bridge was designed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. IIT Delhi conducted the slope stability analysis, while both IIT Delhi and IIT Rocky handled the seismic analysis. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) helped create a bridge blast-proof.
7. Steel was supplied by the Steel Authority of India for the bridge, while Swiss company Maga provided special spherical stopper bearings. The project included the construction of 28,660 metric tonnes of steel and also included the construction of 26 km motorable roads.
8. Sophisticated Tekla software was used for the project, allowing detailed 3D modeling of the bridge and its structural components.
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9. The bridge is designed for a lifetime of 120 years and can support the speed of the train up to 100 kmph. This magnitude on the Richter scale is capable of understanding earthquakes up to 8, as well as high intensity of 40 tons of TNT.
10. The steel structure is designed to bear the extreme weather conditions, with temperature -20 ° C and air speed up to 266 km per hour.
11. Although the project was approved in 2008, construction was delayed due to concerns over stability and security in the challenging Himalayan region.
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