USBRL Section Ready for February Inauguration: What to Expect

USBRL Section Ready for February Inauguration: What to Expect

USBRL section set to be inaugurated in first week of February Ramban, Jan 22: With the completion of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, its inauguration is scheduled to be held in the first week of February. In an official communiqué, in view of the inauguration of USBRL section in the first week of February, Northern Railways North circle has asked Northern Railways Firozpur division “to arrange to move both USBRL Vande Bharat Rakes from SSB to BDGM in the morning of January 24 and January 25, 2025 for trial…

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Strategic Connectivity Enhanced: PM Opens Z-Morh Tunnel in Sonamarg

Strategic Connectivity Enhanced: PM Opens Z-Morh Tunnel in Sonamarg

Prime minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to seven people, including labourers, who were killed in a terror attack in the area in October 2024. Speaking at the inauguration event of Jammu and Kashmir’s Z-Morh tunnel on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the union territory as India’s “crown,” and expressed his desire to see it as “beautiful and prosperous.” “Jammu and Kashmir is the crown of the country. I want this crown to be beautiful and prosperous,” he said. The prime minister also paid tribute to seven people, including labourers,…

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Banihal Bypass Completed: 4-Lane Traffic to Open Within 15 Days

Banihal Bypass Completed: 4-Lane Traffic to Open Within 15 Days

Banihal Bypass completed, to open for 4-lane traffic within 15 days: Nitin Gadkari Srinagar, Jan 5: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has announced that the newly constructed 4-lane, 2.35 km bypass to Banihal town on the Ramban–Banihal section of the National Highway will be fully operational for 4-lane traffic within 15 days. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Gadkari said: “In Jammu & Kashmir, we have successfully completed a 4-lane, 2.35 km bypass to Banihal town at an cost of ₹224.44 crore. Strategically located on…

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Ramban Viaduct on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Opens to Traffic

Ramban Viaduct on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Opens to Traffic

“Jammu and Kashmir, we have successfully completed the Ramban viaduct, a remarkable feat spanning a length of 1.08 km with 4 lanes. This project, built at a cost of ₹328 crore, is situated on the Udhampur-Ramban section of the national Highway-44,” Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari wrote on X. The completion of 1.08-km-long four lane viaduct meandering along the Chenab river in Ramban district completed at a cost of ₹328 crore will play an indispensable role in smooth flow of traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway…

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