Work Going On In Full Swing In Jammu & Kashmir To Complete World's Highest Railway Bridge

Facing challenges and life-threatening hazards posed by rough terrain and geological thrust zones, engineers and workers are toiling overtime to meet the last extended deadline set for 2021 for completion of the world’s highest railway bridge connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country. The Udhampur “Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project, which is the most challenging railway infrastructure project being undertaken post-independence, has missed several deadlines amid huge cost escalations since 1997 when the then Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda laid its foundation at Udhampur. “A fresh deadline of December 2021 was given to us during a recent review meeting by the Railway Minister. It is the most challenging task. All efforts would be made to complete the project by that time,” Chairman and Managing Director of Kokan Railways