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.
Union Minister for Department of Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, announced on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the world's highest railway bridge, the Chenab Bridge, on June 6.
All gates of the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River in Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir, are currently closed. Visuals from the site show the shut gates, and officials are monitoring the situation.
The gates of Salal Dam, built on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, were closed earlier due to the recent conflict between India and Pakistan over the ghastly Pahalgam terror attack.
All the gates of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam, which is built on the Chenab river in Ramban, have been closed for the second consecutive day.
All gates of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district remain closed, even as a limited volume of water continues to flow downstream.
Talking about how the tourists were targeted based on religion, he expressed pain over the incident, saying that he has always opposed such kind of attacks.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Udhampur West constituency Pawan Kumar Gupta said that the sacrifice of the victims in the Pahalgam terror attack will not go in vain, and Pakistan will face adverse effects of the Indus Water Treaty which has been put to abeyance.
A week after the Indus Water Treaty went into abeyance, India on Monday virtually stopped water discharges from the Chenab River into Pakistan without prior notice, reducing flows in the river manifold, Dawn reported.
The local residents have come in support of the action taken by the Indian government against Pakistan, saying that it was a step to "teach them a lesson".