PM Modi to unveil world's highest railway bridge over River Chenab today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the Chenab Railway Bridge, the world’s highest railway arch bridge, on Friday, marking a landmark moment in India’s infrastructure journey. Soaring 359 metres above the Chenab River, the bridge surpasses the height of the Eiffel Tower and forms a critical part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.

The Prime Minister will also inaugurate India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge at Anji. Together, the Chenab and Anji bridges will establish a vital rail link connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, culminating an engineering effort more than three decades in the making, since the idea was first conceived.