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India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated one of the most ambitious and strategic railway projects the nation has ever built.
With 36 tunnels and 943 bridges, the new railway runs for 272km and connects Udhampur, Srinagar and Baramulla. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The bridge will connect the valley region of Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country by train.
Officials say the train will help the troubled region, but many Kashmiris see it as a tool to entrench the Indian government’s control.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated one of the most ambitious railway projects ever built in India, which will connect the Kashmir Valley to
The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project, initiated in 1997, became fully operational after 28 years. It involved multiple phases, with the final leg completing the Baramulla to Katra link under Prime Minister Modi's leadership.
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