CM Jagan writes letter to Union minister seeking transfer of railway land to state
Updated Feb 26, 2021, 4:01 am IST
He requested that the railway land in Rajarajeswari Peta be handed over to the AP government so that this could be regularised
The CM explained that nearly 800 poor families lived in houses they had built on railway land in Raja Rajeswari Peta area here more than 30 years ago and that they had unsuccessfully made several representations to the government to regularise these encroachments. (Photo: Twitter @AndhraPradeshCM)
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has addressed a letter to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, offering transfer of some land to the railways in lieu of the land occupied by nearly 800 families within the municipal corporation limits here.
Updated Feb 26, 2021 | 13:46 IST
Once completed, the approximately 1,178-feet or 359 metres high Chenab rail arch bridge will be 53 feet taller than the 1,125-feet Millau Viaduct in France which currently holds the distinction. World s tallest Chenab rail arch bridge in Jammu & Kashmir set for completion. See pics I@PiyushGoyal | Photo Credit: Twitter
Key Highlights
The Chenab bridge is 1.315-km-long and is being constructed at a height of 359 metres, which is 35 metres higher than Eiffel Tower in Paris
The bridge is made of 63 mm-thick blast-proof steel to withstand explosions
Chenab arch bridge can withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter Scale.