Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir's Reasi district will soon host the world's highest railway bridge

India to complete construction of highest rail bridge in J&K by 2022

Union territory of Jammu &amp; Kashmir's Reasi district will soon host the world's highest railway bridge. The bridge will be completed by August 2022 and will be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. It is being built over the Chenab river.

Deputy chief engineer RR Malik who is the project manager told WION, "We have a deadline of 2022."

Asked about how difficult the task is given the geography, he said, "It is not an easy job, building in such terrain."

It will connect the Kashmir valley with Katra in Jammu and the rest of the country, overall it will reduce journey time by 5-6 hours from Katra to Srinagar.

Reasi district of J&amp;K which is&nbsp;famous for Vaishno Devi shrine is expected to get a major uptick in tourism with the highest railway bridge project.

Indu Kanwal Chib (KAS), deputy commissioner, Reasi explained to WION: "This bridge will be one of its kind. It has a helipad, so what will happen, people from Delhi can come via chopper."

"It will generate local employment. Hectic activity will happen. It will also boost the local economy. People of my districts are waiting for it to be finished," &nbsp;Reasi added.

The total length of the rail bridge is 1.3 km long and it can with withstand an earthquake measuring more than 7 on the Richter scale. The project is being developed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited and is a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.

Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir's Reasi district will soon host the world's highest railway bridge. The bridge will be completed by August 2022 and will be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower.

Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir's Reasi district will soon host the world's highest railway bridge. The bridge will be completed by August 2022 and will be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. It is being built over the Chenab river. Deputy chief engineer RR Malik who is the project manager told WION, "We have a deadline of 2022." Asked about how difficult the task is given the geography, he said, "It is not an easy job, building in such terrain." It will connect the Kashmir valley with Katra in Jammu and the rest of the country, overall it will reduce journey time by 5-6 hours from Katra to Srinagar. Reasi district of J&K which is famous for Vaishno Devi shrine is expected to get a major uptick in tourism with the highest railway bridge project. Indu Kanwal Chib (KAS), deputy commissioner, Reasi explained to WION: "This bridge will be one of its kind. It has a helipad, so what will happen, people from Delhi can come via chopper." "It will generate local employment. Hectic activity will happen. It will also boost the local economy. People of my districts are waiting for it to be finished," Reasi added. The total length of the rail bridge is 1.3 km long and it can with withstand an earthquake measuring more than 7 on the Richter scale. The project is being developed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited and is a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.

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A video has emerged of last week&#39;s gau rakshak&nbsp;attack on a herder family in Jammu and Kashmir&#39;s Reasi.

They attacked and injured a family of five -- including a nine-year-old girl -- who were grazing their livestock.

In the video, the group is seen attacking the family even as they take shelter in a police check post.

The attackers then break into sloganeering and try to violently attack the check post amid chants of &#39;Bharat mata&nbsp;ki jai&#39; and &#39;jai Shri Ram&#39;.

Four members of a self-styled &quot;gau rakshak&quot; (cow vigilante) group were arrested.

A senior police officer said a First Information Report (FIR) had been lodged against the persons involved in the attack against a nomadic family which took place in Talwara area.

The victims said the attackers mercilessly beat them and took away their entire flock including goats, sheep and cows.&nbsp;

The livestock has been restored to the family, media reports quoted police officials as saying.

(WION)

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The attack continued as the family took shelter in a police check post

A video has emerged of last week's gau rakshak attack on a herder family in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi. They attacked and injured a family of five -- including a nine-year-old girl -- who were grazing their livestock. In the video, the group is seen attacking the family even as they take shelter in a police check post. The attackers then break into sloganeering and try to violently attack the check post amid chants of 'Bharat mata ki jai' and 'jai Shri Ram'. Four members of a self-styled "gau rakshak" (cow vigilante) group were arrested. A senior police officer said a First Information Report (FIR) had been lodged against the persons involved in the attack against a nomadic family which took place in Talwara area. The victims said the attackers mercilessly beat them and took away their entire flock including goats, sheep and cows. The livestock has been restored to the family, media reports quoted police officials as saying. (WION)

Video emerges of gau rakshak attack on herder family in Jammu

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