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Mock drill held at Chenab rail bridge

With threat to the high value infrastructure projects in Jammu and Kashmir, Reasi police conducted a mock drill at the Chenab rail bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge located between Bakkal and Kauri in Reasi district. Reasi police, alongwith Special...
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Security forces hold a mock drill at the world’s highest Chenab rail bridge in Reasi district on Tuesday.
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With threat to the high value infrastructure projects in Jammu and Kashmir, Reasi police conducted a mock drill at the Chenab rail bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge located between Bakkal and Kauri in Reasi district.

Reasi police, alongwith Special Operations Group (SOG), CRPF 126bn, GRP, RPF, SDRF, VDG, civil administration, Fire & Emergency and medical teams conducted the mock drill at bridge in Kouri area.

“The mock drill was conducted to check the preparedness of the forces on the ground within shortest possible time to thwart the nefarious design of anti-national elements. A proactive step to safeguard vital infrastructure,” an official informed.

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Chenab Bridge is a structural marvel built across a gorge of Chenab Bridge in Reasi district under the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project. This bridge was constructed 359 metres (around 109 feet) above the Chenab River and is around 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower.

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