USBRL project will boost spiritual tourism, create livelihood opportunities: PM Modi

Ahead of inaugurating the world’s highest railway arch bridge, Chenab Bridge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project will boost spiritual tourism and create livelihood opportunities.

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“Tomorrow, 6th June, is indeed a special day for my sisters and brothers of Jammu and Kashmir. Key infrastructure projects worth Rs. 46,000 crores are being inaugurated, which will have a very positive impact on people's lives,” PM Modi said in a post on X.

He said, “The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project ensures all-weather connectivity and the Vande Bharat trains from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Srinagar will boost spiritual tourism and create livelihood opportunities.”

In addition to being an extraordinary feat of architecture, the Prime Minister said that the Chenab Rail Bridge will improve connectivity between Jammu and Srinagar, adding, “The Anji Bridge stands tall as India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge in a terrain that is challenging.”

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has also reached Katra to review the arrangements and chair a meeting with the railway officials.

Meanwhile, an official here said that the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Chenab bridge and visit the bridge deck at around 11 AM, and thereafter, he will visit and inaugurate the Anji bridge.

The architectural marvel Chenab Rail Bridge, situated at a height of 359 meters above the river, is the world's highest railway arch bridge.