Overview
- On December 16, the Army ran a Military Special Train from Jammu to Anantnag to validate moving heavy equipment into the Valley.
- The load included tanks, artillery guns and engineering dozers, with the Army citing improved mobility and quicker logistics build-up along the northern borders.
- The operation was coordinated with the Ministry of Railways and leveraged the newly completed USBRL corridor.
- The return movement is set to carry Kashmiri apples to markets, demonstrating dual-use logistics that support local farmers.
- The 272-km, ₹43,780 crore USBRL—commissioned in June with major tunnels and the Chenab arch bridge—has already handled September winter-stocking freight of about 753 tonnes.