Who is Madhavi Lata? Engineer who provoked the mountains for the world’s highest Chenab Bridge. Jammu news
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s highest railway bridge over the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, on the feat of Spotlight Engineering. Behind the curtain, a Bengaluru -based academic played an important role in shaping this miracle yet.A professor of the Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Dr. Zee Madhavi Latha has spent the last 17 years working as a ground technical consultant on the Chenab Bridge Project-which is part of the ambitious 272 km Udampur-Rinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL).
The bridge was described as a longer and cost of Rs 1,486 crore from the Eiffel Tower and Rs 1,486 crore, “the largest civilian-engineering challenge faced by any railway project in India in recent history.Who is Madhavi Lata?Lata worked closely with the project’s chief contractor, AFCons to help deal with the region’s complex geological and topographical conditions. His role included advice on the placement of the rock anchor to stabilize the slopes and ensure structural security during construction. Methods and challenges faced Indian Ground Technical Magazine.Currently a HAG professor in IISC, Latha, started his academic journey with B.Tech in Civil Engineering in 1992, followed by M.Tech from Nit Warangal to Geotechnical Engineering, where he earned a gold medal. He completed his PhD in IIT Madras in 2000.He was named Best Woman Geotechnical Researchers in 2021 by the Indian Ground Technical Society and was depicted in 2022 in “Top 75 Woman in Steam” in India.His work on the Chenb Bridge, a project approved for the first time in 2003, is as one of his most permanent and high-effects contributions.The epic journey of construction of world’s highest railway bridge in KashmirSkyline or steel arches began to spread the Chenab River long before the construction crane, the route for the construction of the world’s highest railway bridge began with some more modest -mums and horses. In the early stages of the project, before any access roads came into existence, engineers and workers trusted animals to cross the rugged Himalayan region. “Initially, mules and horses were used to reach the location by the project team,” said a spokesman for the firm Afcons Infrastructure behind the engineering feat. Over time, temporary tracks were placed and gradually replaced by permanent permanent roads – 11 km on the Northern Bank and 12 km in the south – to pave the way for machinery and materials. On Friday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi waved the national flag and crossed the newly completed Chenab Bridge, it was more than just a formal opening. This identified the attainment of a decades long engineering ambition to connect Kashmir to the rest of the country by rail.Today, the Chenb Bridge is 359 meters above the river, which is 35 meters high from the Eiffel Tower.
