Source: https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railways/jammu-and-kashmir-to-get-connected-by-train-with-rest-of-india/96148109
Publisher: Infra Economic Times
Jammu and Kashmir will have a lot of positive things to look forward in 2023.
In this direction, the Railways recently completed a major portion of work on the longest rail tunnel in the country in the Ramban sector of Jammu region. The project manager of this tunnel said that major portion of the work on the rail tunnel which is 12.75 km long in the entire
Udhampur-Baramulla-Srinagar Rail (UBSR) Link in Jammu and Kashmir, has been completed. The engineers have named this tunnel as T49, and they are very keen to complete it as soon as possible so that Kashmir valley is linked by train to the rest of the country.
Sustainable connectivity to this region is
very important for national security,
prosperity and socio-economic
development of the region. Despite vast
resources, Kashmir valley lagged behind
in terms of development due to a lack of
railway connectivity. Time to time, the
Central and the UT governments made
serious efforts to establish rail
connectivity to the region for which a
number of railway projects have been
initiated which are under execution in
different stages.
Institutions like IIT Delhi, IIT
Roorkee, Geographical Survey of India and
DRDO are providing expertise in the
project planning and its implementation.
This route will also see the construction of
the world’s highest railway bridge and
India’s first cable-stayed Railway Bridge,
reported the Greater Kashmir.
It is one of the most remarkable projects
by the government and once completed
will be revolutionary for the Union
Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The project has great significance for
security and socio-economic
development
