In a lift to connectivity within the area, PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Jammu railway division nearly on Monday.
In response to a press release, the Jammu railway division will fulfil the long-pending aspiration of the locals by enhancing their connectivity to different elements of India.
The brand new division will create employment alternatives, infrastructure growth, promote tourism and result in total socio-economic growth of the area, it stated.
In response to the discharge, it’s going to comprise the next sections: Pathankot-Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla (423 route km), Bhogpur-Sirwal-Pathankot (87.21 route km), Batala (excluding)-Pathankot (68.17 route km) and Pathankot-Joginder Nagar (slender gauge part, 163.72 route km).
The full size of those sections can be 742.1 km. With the creation of this division, the Railways may have 70 divisions below its 17 zones.
The newly established division will oversee operations on India’s iconic rail initiatives, together with the nation’s first cable-stayed rail bridge, the Anji Khad Bridge and the world’s highest railway arch bridge over the Chenab River at Kauri.
The PM will even launch different railway initiatives through video conferencing, together with environment-friendly Charlapalli New Terminal station in Telangana’s Medchal-Malkajgiri district, the assertion stated.
In the meantime, the NHAI has accomplished building of a four-lane stretch of the Nationwide Freeway-44 bypassing Banihal city, which used to witness frequent site visitors jams.
“In Jammu & Kashmir, now we have efficiently accomplished a 4-lane, 2.35 km bypass to Banihal city at a price of `224.44 crore. Strategically positioned on the Ramban–Banihal part of NH-44, the bypass options 4 viaducts spanning 1,513 meters and three culverts, successfully addressing the persistent bottleneck attributable to roadside markets and retailers,” stated Union Minister for Highway Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in his put up on X.
“Initially, 2-lane site visitors can be launched and 4-lane site visitors shall be launched after junction growth inside 15 days,” he stated.
“This important infrastructure ensures unhindered site visitors stream, considerably lowering journey time and congestion for each vacationers and protection automobiles en path to the Kashmir Valley. Past enhancing regional connectivity, the bypass strengthens nationwide safety logistics and enhances tourism prospects within the area,” he stated.
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