The main tunnel of T-49, the longest tunnel of Indian Railways, between Sumber and Arpinchala station of Katra-Banihal section of Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project has been completed.
“Breakthrough was achieved today in the presence of A K Khandelwal CAO/USBRL along with NR team, IRCON officers and the officers of Messrs HCC and Messrs AFCONS,” officials informed.
Officials said that out of 272 km length of the USBRL project, 161 km project was already commissioned and operationalized.
“The work of an intervening stretch of 111 km between Katra-Banihal is under progress at a rapid pace. Katra-Banihal section is traversing through hilly terrain of lower Himalayas, in which geology is a major challenge. It has several major bridges and very long tunnels which are under construction at different stages,” they stated.
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