{"id":2211,"date":"2025-06-09T09:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/?p=2211"},"modified":"2025-06-09T09:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:52:15","slug":"chenab-rail-bridge-becomes-aerial-sensation-among-air-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/?p=2211","title":{"rendered":"Chenab Rail Bridge Becomes Aerial Sensation Among Air Travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Days after its grand inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, the <strong>world\u2019s highest railway-arch bridge over the Chenab river<\/strong> in Jammu and Kashmir has become an instant sensation \u2014 not only on the ground, but also in the skies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a press release by the <strong>Ministry of Railways<\/strong>, air passengers flying over the majestic valleys of Jammu and Kashmir are now being treated to a breathtaking view of the iconic <strong>Chenab Bridge<\/strong>, with flight pilots making special in-flight announcements to highlight the engineering marvel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>The Chenab Bridge draws admiration from every altitude, where pride rises from the earth and echoes through the clouds<\/strong>,\u201d said Dilip Kumar, Executive Director of Information and Publicity, Railway Board. \u201cThese days, every flight over the Chenab Valley becomes a moment of national pride. The pilot\u2019s voice echoes through the cabin: \u2018Below you is the world\u2019s tallest railway-arch bridge \u2014 the Chenab Bridge\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement triggers excitement among passengers, who rush to the windows, capturing the view on their mobile phones and sharing the once-in-a-lifetime moment on social media. Applause, cheers, and smiles fill the cabin \u2014 a tribute to <strong>Indian engineering excellence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the ground, the enthusiasm is equally electric. <strong>Locals from nearby villages and mountainous regions<\/strong> have been flocking to vantage points to photograph and record videos of the bridge. \u201cMany are live-streaming the scenes, while others are posting their visuals across Instagram and Facebook,\u201d said a railway official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Soaring 359 metres above the riverbed<\/strong>, the <strong>Chenab Bridge<\/strong> stands taller than the Eiffel Tower by 35 metres and nearly five times the height of Delhi\u2019s Qutub Minar. Part of the ambitious <strong>Udhampur\u2013Srinagar\u2013Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL)<\/strong> project, the bridge spans <strong>1,315 metres<\/strong> in total, with its central steel arch alone stretching <strong>467 metres<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To withstand extreme weather and wind speeds of up to <strong>266 km\/h<\/strong>, the bridge was constructed using <strong>28,000 metric tonnes of steel<\/strong> and supported by a first-of-its-kind <strong>cable-crane assembly system<\/strong>. This sophisticated mechanism featured <strong>massive cable cars<\/strong> and <strong>over 100-metre-tall pylons<\/strong> to bridge the 915-metre-wide gap across the Chenab Gorge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a historic moment where India carved through the Himalayas to script an engineering triumph,\u201d said Kumar. \u201cThe Chenab Bridge has become more than a project \u2014 it is a symbol of national pride and resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With both tourists and locals celebrating its completion, the bridge is not just a key infrastructure milestone but also a rising symbol of unity, achievement, and aspiration in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days after its grand inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, the world\u2019s highest railway-arch bridge over the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2211","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-jammu","category-kashmir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2213,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions\/2213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}