Chenab Bridge will not be inaugurated on April 19 because the Premier Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir held on April 19 was postponed. In addition, the inauguration of the world’s highest Chenab rail bridge was also postponed. Prime Minister Modi also marked from the Bharat train from Katra to Srinagar. But the upcoming visit of Premier Modi has been postponed. Why was the visit of Premier Modi postponed? Although the Railway Administration did not officially give any reason for this, the program was postponed due to the warning of the meteorological department according to sources related to the preparations for visiting the prime minister. According to the meteorological department, the weather will be bad in Katra and its surrounding areas on April 18-19 and heavy rain is expected. People were eagerly waiting, let us know that on April 19, Modi was about to inspect and introduce the historic Railway Bridge on the Chenab River in Udhampur. The operation of the Bharat train from Katra to Srinagar would also begin on the same day. The prime minister would flag this train. A large number of people were eagerly awaiting Bharat Yatra and became part of this historic moment on the first day. But now they have to wait a few more days. The Chenab bridge is higher than the Eiffel Tower. The main arches of the 1.315 meter -long bridge built on the Chenab River near Salal Dam are 467 meters and it can withstand the air speed of 266 km / h. The bridge is higher than the Eiffel Tower in height and is about five times higher than the Qutub minar from river floor to railway level. More than 28,000 tonnes of steel were used in the construction of these engineering miracles. The first cable tap system of its kind was set in Indian Railways – used to carry the material to the 915 meter wide gap. It consisted of two giant cable cars and more than 100 meters of high pillars. This bridge is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project and it not only connects the terrain, but also aspires-this route provides the Kashmir Valley to the rest of India with the rest of India. Share this story -tags