Security personnel doing mock drill
Today, security forces showed their agility on Chenab Railway Bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge and an important infrastructure of the country, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Security forces remained on the more than 1.3 kilometer long bridge continuously for 2 hours. An officer gave this information.
The bridge is more than 1.3 kilometers long
Several security agencies conducted a mock drill on Tuesday at the world’s highest railway bridge and the country’s vital infrastructure Chenab Railway Bridge in Reasi district, the official said. The over 1.3 km long bridge is an important link in the 111 km long route from Katra to Banihal, which is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla section of the Kashmir Railway Project.
The event lasted for more than 2 hours
The police officer further said, “The district police in Reasi, in collaboration with various security agencies, successfully conducted a full mock drill for more than 2 hours at the Chenab Railway Bridge at Kauri.” The mock drill involved police, including Special Operations Group (SOG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), General Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Village Defense Group (VDG). 7 security agencies participated.
Medical team was also involved
Fire and emergency services as well as medical teams participated in the mock drill in Kori. The objective of the exercise was to assess the preparedness of the forces to respond quickly and effectively to potential threats from anti-national elements. “This was a proactive step to protect critical infrastructure,” the official said.
8 reactor can withstand earthquake of scale
Railway officials said the Chenab bridge is an arched steel and concrete structure, which connects Baramulla to Jammu via the Udhampur-Katra-Qazigund route, and its travel time is about six and a half hours. This bridge, 35 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, is designed to withstand the explosion of 40 kg of TNT and an earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter scale. It can withstand winds up to 260 km/h and has an estimated lifespan of 120 years.
will be completed soon
Let us inform you that the construction of the bridge started in 2002, but it was stopped in 2008-09 to address the safety concerns of railway passengers due to strong winds in the area. Now this project will be completed in 2024. On June 20 this year, Indian Railways also successfully conducted a trial run of the 8-coach MEMU train on the Chenab Bridge, paving the way for the start of train services on the route from Reasi to Baramulla in Kashmir.