Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Jammu and Kashmir on April 19 to inaugurate the world's highest railway arch bridge over the river Chenab and the flagging off ceremony of Vande Bharat Express between Katra and Srinagar has been postponed, official sources said.
The next date of the launch of train services will be communicated later, official sources confirmed to The Pioneer.
According to official sources, PM Modi was scheduled to inspect the world's highest railway arch bridge and India's first cable-stayed bridge over Anji Khad ahead of the flagging-off ceremony of Vande Bharat Express on April 19.
Amid ongoing anti-terror operations in the adjoining districts of Udhampur, Kathua and Poonch the entire security grid was kept in a state of high alert to prevent any targeted strike ahead of the visit of the Prime Minister.
In Poonch, a joint team of security forces conducted massive cordon and search operations during the day after establishing contact with terrorists at the village Lassana in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district late Monday evening.
In Srinagar, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, VK Birdi, on Tuesday, chaired a high-level joint security review meeting at Police Control Room, Kashmir, to assess preparedness for upcoming events and to ensure seamless coordination among various security agencies.
