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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PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTION Q. Match the following: I. Dhola Sadiya Bridge a) Chenab River II. Bogibeel Bridge b) Brahmaputra River III. Vikramshila Setu c) Lohit River IV. Anji Bridge d) Ganga River 1) I-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c 2) I-b, II-c, III-a, IV- a 3) I-c, II-b, III-d, IV-a 4) I-d, II-b, III-d, IV-c Answer: 3 |
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