J&K speeds up 325-km Udhampur-Baramulla rail line

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has formed two committees to oversee and speed up construction of the Katra-Banihal section of the Jammu-Udhampur-Baramulla railway line, which will connect the Kashmir Valley to the rest of the country. One committee each for the Ramban and Reasi districts with respective deputy commissioners will be responsible for resolution of all pending issues that are obstructing progress of the work. The Jammu-Udhampur-Baramulla railway line is Indian Railways’ biggest construction project of a mountain railway as it passes through the Young Himalayas and has various legs and sections, which are divided on the basis of phases of construction. The 325-km long railway project is said to be the most expensive stretch of all railway lines in the country.