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PM Modi Set to Inaugurate World’s Highest Railway Bridge in Jammu

On Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi will travel to Jammu officially launch numerous development initiatives and give a speech at a public gathering. This visit, which is significant in front of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, would mark his second trip to Jammu and Kashmir after Article 370 was repealed in 2019. In addition, as part of the “Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu” program, the PM will speak with recipients of several government programs.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh recently highlighted the significance of the elections in J&K, which hasn’t had an elected Assembly since 2014, saying in Udhampur that “we want the Prime Minister to visit J&K before the start of the election code of conduct.”

The PM is making his first visit since the Supreme Court ruled in December of last year that the Article 370 abrogation, which granted the former state of J&K special constitutional status, was constitutionally valid. The court also ordered the restoration of statehood and directed the Center to hold Assembly elections by September of 2024.

In J&K, the BJP has quickly made an impression. The party convened a workshop on its nationwide “Gaon Chalo Abhiyan” and the inaugural meeting of its state electoral committee in the Union Territory in January.

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The BJP got two Lok Sabha seats in 2019 — Jammu and Udhampur — in the decisions. These Jammu locale seats, which are principally Hindu, might be simple seats to win this time around too on the grounds the main opposition parties- the National Conference (NC), the PDP, and the Congress, have no notable or popular appearances here. Moreover, Sunil Sethi, the central representative for the J&K BJP unit, hosts expressed that the gathering is additionally considering running for the Kashmiri seat of Anantnag this time around.

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The world’s tallest railway bridge across the Chenab, AIIMS in Jammu, and the Devika River project, north India’s first river rehabilitation initiative, in Udhampur, will all be opened by the PM on Tuesday. The 1.3 km rail bridge is a vital component of the 111 km Katra–Banihal section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) Project. It is situated 359 meters above the Chenab, 35 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Additionally, Modi will launch the Valley’s first electric train.