See:
http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/press_2005/press_stone_chenab_280306.htm
28th March,2006
PRESS RELEASE
FOUNDATION STONE LAID FOR WORLD'S HIGHEST RAILWAY BRIDGE
Konkan Railway constructing the bridge
The Foundation Stone for the world's highest railway bridge over
river Chenab, in Jammu & Kashmir, was laid today by the Chairman of
Konkan Railway Corporation and Member Engineering of Railway Board,
Shri R R Jaruhar. The bridge will be 359 metres high and will
eventually clinch world record for Konkan Railway for the highest
bridge.
Salient Features of Chenab Bridge :
Length : 1315 m
Height from ground : 359 m
Design by : Kortes, Finland and Leonhard Andra and
Partner,Germany
Type : Trussed Steel Arch (span 480 m)
Cost : Rs. 512 cr
Completion period : 30 months
Structural steel : 26000 MT
For construction of this bridge, auxillary cable way type of
bridge will be provided.
The Corporation has been making its mark in construction works time
and again. It is due to this that Konkan Railway has been entrusted
with the work of construction of the most difficult stretch between
Katra and Laole in the new railway line work in J&K. This is a
difficult terrain and is largely hilly steep slopes intersected by a
number of rivers and khads. The challenges in the project are aplenty,
reminding once again of the challenges faced during construction of
the Konkan Railway line. The geological challenges, the terrain, the
climatic challenges, man-made challenges – all of these have made this
a gigantic project.
Among those present during the foundation stone laying function were
the MD of Konkan Railway – Dr K K Gokhale, the Director (Way & Works)
– Shri M S Rana, and other officials of Konkan Railway and Northern
Railway. Shri Jaruhar praised the efforts of Konkan Railway and the
determination of the Konkan Railway engineers at the site despite all
odds.
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