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Chenab bridge: In a historic milestone for India's infrastructure development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chenab bridge on June 6 this month. The world's highest bridge not only serves as a medium to take trade and tourism to new heights in Kashmir, it also connects the rest of India with Jammu and Kashmir in all seasons. Here are the strategic reasons why the Chenab bridge would prove to be a infrastructural milestone for India
For understanding the significance of the bridge, readers should know that after snowfall starts in Kashmir, the whole area is cutoff from the rest of India, causing major strategic issues for the Indian Armed Forces as well as day-to-day issues for common citizens. Moreover, the mobility of the Indian Army from Line of Control LoC (near Pakistan border) to Line of Actual Control LAC (near India-China border) is also restricted due to the snowfall in Kashmir. Solving all these problems in go, the recently inaugurated Chenab bridge will help achieve new heights to the country.
Ensuring an all-weather access to sensitive regions like Ladakh, the bridge will provide a significant advantage for India against China. PM Modi inaugurates Chenab bridge
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the world's highest railway bridge over the Chenab river, which was completed at a cost of Rs 1,486 crore in more than eight years. After the Chenab bridge, Modi also inaugurated India's first cable-stayed rail bridge over the river Anji. The prime minister then walked on the Chenab rail bridge holding the tricolour.
As per a report by PTI, PM Modi travelled in a rail engine coach to reach the spot before the inauguration. The report also said that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah were present on the occasion.
As the Modi government completes 11 years in office, people in Jammu pointed to projects like the construction of the Chenab railway bridge and the completion of the Katra to Srinagar rail link as symbols of new progress in the region.
(With inputs from agencies)
