"Marvel In Making": Piyush Goyal Updates On 'World's Highest' Rail Bridge

Thursday, 25 February 2021Newsdesk

The iconic main arch of what is set to the world's highest railway bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir, is almost ready, over three years after construction began. Calling it an "infrastructure marvel in making", Railways Minister Piyush Goyal today shared a photo of the 476 metre-long steel arch of the upcoming railway bridge over the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

New Delhi, 25 February 2021

"Infrastructural Marvel in Making: Indian Railways is well on track to achieve another engineering milestone with the steel arch of Chenab bridge reaching at closure position. It is all set to be the world's highest Railway bridge," Mr Goyal tweeted. The Railways Ministry too shared the photo of the steel arch reaching completion. The arch bridge is a part of an ambitious railway project connecting Kashmir to the rest of India. Work on putting the main arch began on in November 2017.

Source - NDTV