India, June 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate the Chenab bridge, the world's highest railway arch bridge, and flag off Vande Bharat trains between Katra and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.

"The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Chenab bridge and visit the bridge deck at 11am on Friday. Thereafter, he will visit and inaugurate the Anji bridge. He will flag off Vande Bharat trains around noon. Thereafter, he will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation multiple development projects worth over Rs.46,000 crore at Katra," said an official statement issued in Jammu.

The Chenab bridge is an architectural marvel at a height of 359 metres above the river. It is a 1,315-metre-long steel arch bridg...