The direct rail link to Kashmir is going to have immense effects, not only on the economy but several other sectors, bringing along a whole lot of changes and developments: as a whole as well as in the individual capacity. The completion of the project, which is going to be a game-changer on all the fronts, is going, to begin with, to decrease the time it usually takes to travel from Srinagar to Jammu. And with that, it would bring about seamless mobility for the defense as well as economic apparatus to Kashmir in particular.
The rail link is a key to making the lives of the people easier and when we talk about the rail link to Kashmir, it has its importance on altogether a different level which has in it the sense of national security and other key matters. The purpose of the rail line to Kashmir, apart from serving the purpose of the commoners, will also ensure the execution of various other important tasks, such as pushing the heavy artillery, and armory up towards Ladakh where India is silently facing its arch-enemy, China. This is to say that the build-up of an effective defense mechanism way up further north is also going to be one of the core purposes of the rail link set to be completed next year.
These days, as we have been witnessing tragic road accidents along the National Highway, the number of same would also drastically come down as more and more people would prefer train as their mode of transport on the highway which is known for tragic accidents. Therefore, while the rail to Kashmir will not only improve the socio-economic index of J&K, particularly Kashmir, it would also end up saving precious lives, ensuring all-weather connectivity to Kashmir, and improving the overall economics of the Union Territory.
In the end, while the hopes of the people of Kashmir are up with the expected completion of the project next year, the engineering brains behind it, who have made the construction of the tallest railway bridges possible on the rail link towards Kashmir, deserve all the accolades for putting in place what is unheard of in this part of the world. Looking forward to a train journey from Srinagar to Jammu in June next year…
