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22 hours, 42 minutes ago

World's highest arch bridge to link Kashmir to India

Srinagar: The Katra-Banihal rail section, which includes the world’s highest arch bridge over the Chenab, is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on January 26. This section is considered one of the great engineering marvels, highlighted by the Chenab Bridge, which is 725 metres long and built 359 metres above the river. Another notable structure in this section …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

One dead, 2 missing as car falls into Chenab in Doda

Hindustan Times

A 60-year-old woman was killed, and two others went missing after their car skidded off the road and rolled down into the Chenab river in Doda district on Saturday morning, officials said. National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel conduct the rescue operation after a vehicle plunged into the Chenab River, in Doda on Saturday. Doda SSP …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Explained: Indus Waters Treaty and why India is right to ask for a review

Hindustan Times

It was recently reported that India had formally notified Pakistan to “review” and “modify” the Indus Waters Treaty under Article XII of the treaty. Indus Waters’ Treaty and Rising Disputes The IWT was signed between India, Pakistan and the World Bank in September 1960 to ensure equitable distribution of river water resources between India and Pakistan, especially within the erstwhile …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Explained: Indus Waters Treaty and why India is right to ask for a review

Hindustan Times

In this regard, these existing issues may be first discussed at length at the track 1, 1.5, and 2 levels before a formal assessment is made and the treaty may be reviewed and modified. Indus Waters’ Treaty and Rising Disputes It was recently reported that India had formally notified Pakistan to “review” and “modify” the Indus Waters Treaty under Article …

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3 months ago

Is the Indus Waters Treaty the latest India-Pakistan flashpoint?

Al Jazeera

India wants to renegotiate the 64-year-old pact that has withstood four wars, and under which the neighbours split water from six Himalayan rivers. While India hasn’t clarified what specific changes it wants to be made to the treaty, many analysts believe New Delhi will seek terms that make it easier than now to develop hydropower and other infrastructure on the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Fighting militants in the mountains of Jammu

The Hindu

It has been 45 days since 20-year-old Abishek Badkali’s father, Amarjit Sharma, a chemist, was murdered at night in Mela village in Kathua district of Jammu division. Security officials describe the Pir Panjal and the Chenab valleys as “Jammu’s Tora Bora”, the mountain ranges in Afghanistan where al-Qaeda survived for years. Located around 20 km from the International Border between …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Snow cover in Himachal down by 12.9% this year, study shows

Hindustan Times

Snow cover across the Himalayan region of the state came down 12.9% in 2023-24 compared to the previous year, a study conducted by the State Centre on Climate Change of Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Shimla, has shown. The state receives winter precipitation in the form of snow at higher altitudes and around one-third of the total …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan delegation allowed access to Ratle power projects on Chenab river in J&K

The Hindu

A five-member Pakistan delegation and neutral experts of the World Bank toured the Ratle power project, a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power project in the Chenab Valley, on Tuesday. Pakistan has been raising technical objections in different forums, including the Permanent Indus Commission, since 2006 regarding power projects in J&K and even demanded an arbitration by different international forums, which was rejected …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan delegation in J&K to inspect power projects under Indus Water Treaty

The Hindu

A five-member Pakistani delegation was flown to Jammu’s Kishtwar on Monday to inspect power projects set up on the rivers covered under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. An official said the delegation reached Kishtwar district on Monday “to inspect two hydroelectric power projects under the IWT”. India has objected to Pakistan’s bid to hold “parallel proceedings by an illegally …

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6 months ago

Railways conducts trial run on world's highest arch rail bridge in J&K

The Hindu

Indian Railways on June 20 successfully conducted a trial run of a eight-coach MEMU train on the world's highest railway bridge — Chenab Bridge — in Jammu and Kashmir, paving the way for the start of rail service on the route from Reasi to Baramulla in Kashmir. "After an extensive inspection of the newly constructed Chenab Bridge by senior officers …

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6 months ago

Trial run: Electric train chugs over world’s highest arch rail bridge

Hindustan Times

Barely three days after Northern Railways conducted a trial run of an electric engine between Sangaldan in Ramban district and Reasi on June 16, an eight-bogie electric train on Thursday successfully conducted a trial run between the two stations, including world’s tallest arch rail bridge, called eighth wonder of the world, over the Chenab river in Reasi. The Railways conducts …

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6 months ago

Watch: Indian Railways conducts successful trial run on Chenab rail bridge - world’s highest railway bridge

Live Mint

The Indian Railways on Thursday conducted a successful trial run between the Sangaldan - Reasi section, the world’s highest steel arch rail bridge over Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir. “Successful trial run of MEMU train between Sangaldan - Reasi section of USBRL project,” said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a post on X. Higher than Eiffel Tower The 1.3 …

Trial Railway Bridge Run Rail Udhampur Reasi

6 months ago

WATCH: Railways conducts successful trial run on world's highest Chenab rail bridge

Hindustan Times

The Indian Railways conducted a successful trial run on the world's highest railway bridge - the Chenab Rail Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Reasi: Indian Railway conducts trial run on the world's highest railway bridge over Chenab in Reasi. Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said in a post on X, "Successful trial run of MEMU train between Sangaldan …

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6 months ago

Jammu-Kashmir: Railways conducts trial run on world's highest Chenab rail bridge | VIDEO

India TV News

Chenab rail bridge: Indian Railways today conducted a successful trial run on the newly constructed Chenab Rail Bridge, the world's highest railway bridge. Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said in a post on X, "Successful trial run of MEMU train between Sangaldan-Reasi section of USBRL project. Know more about Chenab rail bridge project The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project will be …

Trial Railways Railway Project Long Jammu Run

6 months, 1 week ago

J&K: Railways Conduct Inspection At World's Highest Chenab Rail Bridge — WATCH

ABP News

Jammu and Kashmir: Railway officials on Sunday conducted a thorough inspection of the newly constructed Chenab Rail Bridge, which is the highest railway bridge in the world. #WATCH | J&K: Railway officials conducted an extensive inspection of the newly constructed world's highest railway bridge-Chenab Rail Bridge, built between Sangaldan in Ramban district and Reasi. It… https://t.co/Exeafba6I4 pic.twitter.com/KydDJzmwxL — ANI June …

World Railways Railway Project Bridge Long Watch

6 months, 1 week ago

Railways conducts first trial run of world's highest Chenab rail bridge in Jammu-Kashmir | VIDEO

India TV News

Chenab rail bridge: The Indian Railway officials today conducted an extensive inspection of the newly constructed world's highest railway bridge built on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir. Northern Railway is set to launch train services on the world's highest rail bridge which is built between Sangaldan in Ramban district and Reasi. Know more about Chenab rail bridge project …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

In Frames | The Kashmir valley is not far

The Hindu

At a height of 359 metre over the river Chenab, taller than the Eiffel tower in Paris, the Chenab bridge is the world’s highest railway bridge. Passing through difficult mountainous terrain, the project includes several major bridges and tunnels, including the Pir Panjal tunnel — India’s longest railway tunnel at over 11 kilometre in length. On February 20, Prime Minister …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Avalanche in Lahaul and Spiti obstructs Chenab's flow; over 650 roads closed in HP due to snow, rain

New Indian Express

SHIMLA: An avalanche hit a village in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh in the early hours of Sunday, obstructing the flow of the Chenab river and triggering an alert in the adjoining areas, officials said. Heavy snow and rainfall in the last two days have triggered more than half-a-dozen avalanches and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, leading to the …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Explainer: The 624 MW Kiru hydroelectric project, its controversies and status

Hindustan Times

In river-rich Jammu and Kashmir, which has an estimated hydel power potential of around 20,000 megawatts, the spotlight is back on the 624 mega-watts Kiru hydroelectric project over the Chenab River in Kishtwar district, albeit for the wrong reasons. The union territory’s former governor Satya Pal Malik had claimed in October 2011 that he was offered ₹300 crores to clear …

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10 months ago

Plans to connect Kashmir with rest of India through rail pushed to July

The Hindu

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a newly electrified railway line between Baramulla and Sangaldan in Jammu and Kashmir, his ambition to connect Kashmir via rail to the rest of India may well have to wait for a few more months, as the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project has been delayed due to infrastructural snags. With the Lok Sabha election …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Cross the boulders in the Indus Waters Treaty

The Hindu

The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank, which has again become a source of contention between India and Pakistan, considerably encapsulates the principle of equitable allocation rather than the principle of appreciable harm. Consequently, Pakistan went to the World Bank accusing India of violating the IWT and the court’s verdict. India’s stand On July 6, 2023, the Permanent …

India Pakistan World Bank Treaty Iwt Chenab

1 year, 5 months ago

More than court action, revisit the Indus Waters Treaty

The Hindu

The Indus Waters Treaty, or IWT, that regulates the Indus water courses between the two riparian states of India and Pakistan, is cited by many as an example of cooperation between two unfriendly neighbours for many reasons. But in the last decade, exercising judicial recourse to settle the competing claims and objections arising out of the construction and design elements …

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1 year, 5 months ago

3 persons missing as vehicle falls into Chenab in Ramban

Hindustan Times

Three persons went missing after a mini-truck fell into the Chenab in the Ramban area of Jammu and Kashmir, said the police on Friday. From the items recovered, it is feared that three persons have drowned in the river, said the police, adding the search operation was still underway. A search and rescue operation was launched soon after the incident …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Video: 9th International Yoga Day celebrated on world's highest railway bridge in J&K

Hindustan Times

The 9th International Yoga Day was celebrated worldwide with various unique styles, attracting a large number of participants on Wednesday. In Jammu and Kashmir, the celebrations reached new heights as a Yoga session was held on the Chenab railway bridge, the world's highest, situated in the Reasi district. Children during a Yoga session at Chenab railway bridge, Jammu and Kashmir …

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World's highest arch bridge to link Kashmir to India

One dead, 2 missing as car falls into Chenab in Doda

Explained: Indus Waters Treaty and why India is right to ask for a review

Explained: Indus Waters Treaty and why India is right to ask for a review

Is the Indus Waters Treaty the latest India-Pakistan flashpoint?

Fighting militants in the mountains of Jammu

Snow cover in Himachal down by 12.9% this year, study shows

Pakistan delegation allowed access to Ratle power projects on Chenab river in J&K

Pakistan delegation in J&K to inspect power projects under Indus Water Treaty

Railways conducts trial run on world's highest arch rail bridge in J&K

Trial run: Electric train chugs over world’s highest arch rail bridge

Watch: Indian Railways conducts successful trial run on Chenab rail bridge - world’s highest railway bridge

WATCH: Railways conducts successful trial run on world's highest Chenab rail bridge

Jammu-Kashmir: Railways conducts trial run on world's highest Chenab rail bridge | VIDEO

J&K: Railways Conduct Inspection At World's Highest Chenab Rail Bridge — WATCH

Railways conducts first trial run of world's highest Chenab rail bridge in Jammu-Kashmir | VIDEO

In Frames | The Kashmir valley is not far

Avalanche in Lahaul and Spiti obstructs Chenab's flow; over 650 roads closed in HP due to snow, rain

Explainer: The 624 MW Kiru hydroelectric project, its controversies and status

Plans to connect Kashmir with rest of India through rail pushed to July

Cross the boulders in the Indus Waters Treaty

More than court action, revisit the Indus Waters Treaty

3 persons missing as vehicle falls into Chenab in Ramban

Video: 9th International Yoga Day celebrated on world's highest railway bridge in J&K