<span style="color: #222222;">Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today took a review meeting of 272-kilometre long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line, being built at a cost of Rs 27,949 crore, in Jammu. <br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that the LG was informed that 161-kilometre length of the project has been commissioned. He directed the Railway authorities to complete the remaining part of the project from Katra to Banihal by 15th August, 2022 and assured full support to the executing agencies for timely completion of the project.<br />'' <br />''The world's highest Railway Bridge with height of 359 metres is coming up on river Chenab and similarly, India's first cable stayed Railway Bridge on Anji Nallah in Reasi is also coming up along the rail link. The LG directed the Railway authorities to expand rail links towards unconnected areas of Rajouri-Poonch and Kupwara region. <br />''<br />''The preliminary survey for 223-kilometre long Jammu-Poonch link at an estimated cost of Rs 22,768 crore was completed and submitted in 2017 and for 39-kilometre long Baramulla-Kupwara link with an estimated cost of Rs 3,843 crore, the survey has been completed and submitted to the Railway Board in July 2020.<br />'' <br />''The LG asked the Railways to prepare DPRs of both the projects so that the matter could be taken up with the Ministry of Finance for sanctioning of these projects. He also asked the Railways to run Vista Dome coaches in Kashmir to attract tourists and offer them a better view of the scenic Kashmir valley, once the COVID situation normalizes.</span><br />''