Indian Railways’ Katra-Banihal Railway Line On Fast-Track energyinfrapost.com

Katra-Banihal railway line project on fast-track! Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently reviewed the progress of Indian Railways’ Katra-Banihal railway line project and gave explicit instructions on the speedy completion of the key infrastructure project by 2020. Thus, by the next year, the Katra-Banihal section of the USBRL project in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to be completed. A few months ago, it was reported that the Jammu and Kashmir administration has formed two district-level committees to review work on the construction of the Katra-Banihal section of the USBRL project.

The USBRL is the biggest construction project of a mountain railway by Indian Railways. The railway line passes through the Young Himalayas and comprises various legs and sections, which are divided on the basis of construction phases.