ANJI KHAD BRIDGE

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Context

• India will soon get its first “cable-stayed” railway bridge- The Anji Khad Bridge.

Anji Kheda Bridge: Key Details

• Anji Bridge, the first cable-stayed railway bridge in the country, is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project. Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) is building the bridge.
• The bridge construction has been divided into many segments. These include the building of the
  • Katra-Udhampur segment,
  • The Quazigund-Baramulla segment,
  • Quazigund-Banihal segment, etc.
• The 1,315-metre-long bridge can withstand strong winds of up to 266 km/h as well as earthquakes of great intensity.
• It is at a height of 331 metres above the river bed to connect Katra with Reasi in the Kashmir rail link project.
• The rail bridge is to be supported by 96 cables made in Slovakia.
• The project involves building the world's highest railway bridge over the Chenab River.
• The bridge is being designed to facilitate train movement of up to 100 kmph speed.
• A large number of sensors have been placed on the Anji bridge so that the structural health can be monitored regularly.
• Also, an explosion with up to 40 kg explosives will also not be able to destroy the bridge.
• It is located in the young fold mountains of Himalaya, with extremely daunting geological conditions.

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