New Delhi, June 4 (KNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir on June 6 to inaugurate several key infrastructure projects aimed at improving connectivity and development in the region.

According to official details, PM Modi will visit the Chenab Rail Bridge at 11 AM, followed by the inauguration of the Anji Bridge. He will also flag off two Vande Bharat Express trains connecting Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Srinagar.

The Chenab Bridge, the world’s highest railway arch bridge at 359 meters above the river, is expected to drastically cut travel time between Katra and Srinagar to around 3 hours. The Anji Bridge, India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge, is another engineering feat in challenging terrain.

At Katra, the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation multiple projects worth over ?Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel46,000 crore. This includes the 272-km-long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), built at a cost of ?43,780 crore, featuring 36 tunnels and 943 bridges.

In a push for better road connectivity, he will lay the foundation for the widening of the Rafiabad-Kupwara road (NH-701), the Shopian bypass (NH-444), and inaugurate two flyovers at Sangrama and Bemina in Srinagar.

PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Katra, a ?350 crore project and the first medical college in Reasi district, aimed at strengthening healthcare facilities in the area.(KNS)