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The world's tallest railway arch bridge across the Chenab River and India's first cable-stayed rail bridge, the Anji Khad Bridge, were both officially opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jammu and Kashmir. Both are essential parts of the strategic project known as the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), which aims to connect the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India. The Chenab Railway Bridge is now the highest railway bridge in the world, standing 359 meters above the riverbed and even higher than the Eiffel Tower. The bridge, which connects the Katra-Sangaldan stretch, was constructed in the mountainous Reasi area,…