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Anji Khad...

India’s first cable-stayed bridge
This bridge is attractively designed amidst snow-clad
peaks at a distance of about 80 km from Jammu city.
The height of this bridge from the riverbed is 331
metres. The main bridge on Anji Khad is a cable-based
bridge with a length of 473.25 metres, whose main
span is 290 metres. This bridge is supported by 96
high-tensile cables; the total length of these cables is
653 kilometres. This bridge is designed to withstand
heavy storms of winds blowing at a speed of 213
kilometres per hour. Even if 40 kg of TNT (explosive)
is exploded on the deck of this bridge, the bridge will
not be damaged.

Jammu-Srinagar Vande
Bharat Express

The Vande Bharat Express has been introduced
between Jammu and Srinagar via the Udhampur-
Srinagar-Baramulla rail link. Unlike other
trains of its kind, this train is designed for the
bone-chilling winters of the Himalayas. It runs
smoothly even in temperatures as low as -20
degrees Celsius. Its heated windshield, advanced
heating system and insulated toilets ensure that
the train remains operational and comfortable
throughout the year. The route is assisted by
a snow removal train that moves ahead of the
tracks to clear snow and ice, ensuring year-
round services. Seismic dampers have also been
installed to absorb earthquake tremors.

PM Modi said while inaugurating the Chenab not only go to see Kashmir via Chenab Bridge,
and Anji Khad Bridge, “Our government chose but this bridge will also become an attractive
the path of challenging the challenge itself.” tourist destination in itself. Everyone will go to
Prime Minister Modi said that while walking the selfie point and take selfies. Anji Bridge is
on the Chenab and Anji Khad bridges, I have also a great example of engineering. These two
experienced the strong intentions of India and bridges are not just structures of brick, cement,
the skills and courage of engineers and workers. steel and iron; they are a living symbol of India’s
Chenab Bridge is the world’s tallest railway power standing on the inaccessible hills of Pir
arch bridge. People go to Paris, France, to see Panjal. This shows that the bigger the dream
the Eiffel Tower, but this bridge is 35 metres of a Viksit Bharat, the higher our courage and
higher than the Eiffel Tower. Now people will capability are. n

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