Qazigund, April 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Jammu and Kashmir on April 19 for the inauguration of the much-awaited Vande Bharat Express from Katra to Srinagar has been postponed, officials said on Monday.
Officials told a Srinagar based news agency that the PM's visit to inaugurate the Vande Bharat Express on a stretch of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), a 272-km-long mega railway project, has been postponed.
Preparations were already underway for the high-profile visit, with mock drills and trial runs being conducted on the USBRL section.
Chief Area Manager (CAM) Kashmir, Saqib Yousuf Yatoo (IRTS), confirmed the postponement of the PM's visit, stating that no fresh date has been announced ye...