Chenab Bridge: Strategic & security significance
in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on June 6 — a milestone that will formally link the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India's railway network. The
Chenab bridge
is the world's highest railway arch bridge, standing several metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. This will also mark the PM's first visit to J&K after the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. The Chenab bridge holds immense strategic & infra significance, writes Hakeem Irfan Rashid:
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