India’s first cable-stayed bridge

India's first cable-stayed bridge

Ques-India’s first cable-stayed bridge is being built on which river?
A)Gandak
B)Kosi
C)Anji
D)Chenab
Ans-C
Related facts-

  • The Indian Railways has shared new images of the country’s first cable-stayed bridge on the Anji river.
  • The bridge is under construction in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district.
  • The under-construction Anji Khad bridge, part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, will connect Katra and Reasi areas through rail links.
  • The bridge will stand at a height of 331 metres above the river bed.
  • The total length of the bridge is 473.25 metres and it is supported by 96 cables.

By-Akash P Singh

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