A day ahead of dedicating Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) to nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that June 6, 2025 is going to be a special day for people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the much-awaited Kashmir rail link and also bestow to the nation multiple development projects worth over Rs 46,000 crore in Katra on Friday during his J&K visit, first after the “Operation Sindoor” that was launched by the Indian Armed Forces in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons, mostly tourists, dead.
PM Modi, wrote on X: “Tomorrow, 6 June, is indeed a special day for my sisters and brothers of Jammu and Kashmir. Key infrastructure projects worth Rs. 46,000 crores are being inaugurated, which will have a very positive impact on people’s lives.”
Terming railway bridges on the USBRL link as “extraordinary feat of architecture,” PM Modi further wrote: “The Chenab Rail Bridge will improve connectivity between Jammu and Srinagar. The Anji Bridge stands tall as India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge in a terrain that is challenging.”
“The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project ensures all-weather connectivity, and the Vande Bharat trains from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Srinagar will boost spiritual tourism and create livelihood opportunities,” the Prime Minister wrote.
Officials said that PM Modi would arrive at Udhampur Air Force Station at 10 am. He would inaugurate Chenab bridge at 11 am and would travel in train from Chenab bridge to cable stayed bridge at 11.30 am.
The Prime Minister is also scheduled to hold interaction with engineers, including retired persons, involved in the project. He would return to Katra railway station by train and would address a public rally at Katra stadium between 12 pm and 12.30 pm.
