Katra-Srinagar rail link inauguration by PM Modi postponed
15-Apr-2025 09:52 PM 2489
Jammu, Apr 15 (Reporter) The inauguration programme of the much-awaited Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Project (USBRL) by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been postponed due to bad weather. Official sources here said that the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate the World’s tallest Chenab Rail Bridge and Anji Khad Rail Bridge on April 19, and flag off the special Kashmir edition of Vande Bharat Express from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station to Srinagar. He was also scheduled to address a public programme at Katra. “The Prime Minister was scheduled to visit Chenab Rail Bridge and Anji Khad Bridge, for which two helipads were readied, but due to the bad weather forecast from April 19 to 22, the visit has been postponed,” they said. They said that the fresh dates for the inauguration shall be announced later, which is likely to be April end. The Katra to Srinagar Vande Bharat Express will have features like heating systems, anti-spall layers, and automatic doors. The train is designed to operate smoothly in cold weather, down to minus 20 degrees celsius. The Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat will run on the world’s highest railway arch bridge and Anji Bridge constructed on the river Chenab in Reasi district. The Meteorological Department has issued yellow and orange alerts predicting light to moderate rains and snow in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming days...////...
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