Bridge over Chenab River is completed; A train from Kanyakumari can now reach Kashmir uninterrupted

<span style="color: #222222;">Today is a day to cherish for. Work of the half a kilometre arch, the most difficult part of the bridge over Chenab River is completed. The length of the Chenab bridge is 1,315 metres. AIR correspondent takes through the World's highest rail bridge. The half a kilometre arch, the most difficult part of the bridge over Chenab River. A railway bridge like this, with this kind of geography, has not been made anywhere in the world.<br />”<br />”The bridge will be able to withstand earthquakes with a magnitude of up to eight and high-intensity blasts. Now after the Arch is completed, a train from Kanyakumari can now reach to Kashmir, the heaven on earth, &nbsp;uninterrupted.<br />”<br />”Steel was specifically chosen for the construction of the bridge. The metal can resist temperatures of minus 20 degree Celsius and wind speeds of above 200 kilometre per hour.<br />”<br />”Rain, thunderstorms, landslides and even snowfall, have stopped work regularly. But after years, now the engineering marvel is ready and surely it will give a boost to the tourism industry.<br />”<br />”Three hundred fifty-nine metres, below the Arch, quiet flows the Chenab. Railways minister Piyush Goyal witnessed the completion of the Arch virtually.&nbsp;</span><br />

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