Notably, this is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to the territory after dastardly terror attack in Baisaran valley of Pahalgam in which 26 civilians, mostly tourists were killed on April 22. (ANI)
The architectural marvel Chenab Rail Bridge, situated at a height of 359 meters above the river, is the world's highest railway arch bridge. It is a 1,315-metre-long steel arch bridge engineered to withstand seismic and wind conditions.
The bridge is located in the young fold mountains of the Himalayas having extremely complex, fragile and daunting geological features in the form of faults, folds and thrusts and besides seismic proneness of the region. Detailed site-specific investigations were carried out by IIT, Roorkee a