The I-Chenab Bridge, emi njengeyona bhulorho kaloliwe inde ehlabathini, imiselwe ukuba ibenomtsalane kubakhenkethi kulandela izicwangciso ezigqityiweyo ngabasemagunyeni.
Ibhulorho kaloliwe yaseChenab yibhulorho yentsimbi kunye nekhonkrithi ephakathi kweBakkal neKauri kwisithili saseReasi kwiCandelo leJammu. Jammu neKashmir, Indiya .
Ukuhamba ngeekhilomitha ezili-1.3 kunye neemitha ezingama-359 ngaphezulu koMlambo i-Chenab kwisithili saseReasi saseJammu Kashmir, idlula i-Eiffel Tower ngokuphakama kweemitha ezingama-35.
Yakhiwe kusetyenziswa i-28,660 yeetoni zeemetric zentsimbi ezimangalisayo, iiarti zebhulorho zomelezwa ngekhonkrithi, iqinisekisa ubomi obulindelekileyo beminyaka eyi-120. Iinjineli ziqikelela amandla ayo okumelana nemimoya efikelela kwisantya esifikelela kuma-266 eekhilomitha ngeyure, nto leyo eqinisa ngakumbi iwonga layo njengobunjineli obumangalisayo.
I-Bridge yase-Chenab yenza inxalenye ebalulekileyo ye-Udhampur - i-Srinagar - i-Baramulla umzila wesitimela, iprojekthi eqaliswe yi-Indian Railways ngo-2002. Lo mzamo umi njengomnye wemigudu enzima kakhulu eyenziwa ngumzila kaloliwe.
Ibekwe kumgama oziikhilomitha ezili-111 kwicandelo leKatra – Banihal, le projekthi izingca ngothungelwano olubanzi lwetonela ethatha i-119 km, enetonela elide elinobude be-12.75 km, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe yeyona tonela yezothutho inde eIndiya. Ukongeza, le projekthi ibandakanya ukwakhiwa kweebhulorho ezingama-927, ubude be-13 km buphelele.
Ibhulorho kaloliwe yaseChenab idibanisa iBaramulla neSrinagar, ithembisa ukunciphisa iiyure ezisixhenxe kwixesha lokuhamba xa sele isebenza.
Igqitywe ngo-Agasti ka-2022 emva kokuba i-arches igqityiwe ngo-Epreli ka-2021, abasemagunyeni bajonge ukuqalisa iinkonzo zikaloliwe eziqhelekileyo kwibhulorho ngasekupheleni kuka-2023 okanye ekuqaleni kuka-2024.
Iingxoxo zakutsha nje phakathi kwamagosa kaloliwe kunye neenjineli zigxile ekuxhathiseni amandla okhenketho ebhulorho, ngenjongo yokuphuhlisa lo mmandla ube yindawo yokuqala yokuhamba.
Isithili saseReasi eKashmir, esele sitsala iindwendwe ezininzi kwiindawo ezinomtsalane ezifana neShiv Khori, iDama laseSalal, iBhimgarh Fort, kunye netempile yaseVaishno Devi, simi ngomdla wokuphucula isibongozo saso.
