Breaking China's record or bragging everyday? Can India spend 1.3 billion to build the world's highest railway bridge in 20 years shake our country's infrastructure? As we all know, China and India are the two most populous countries in the world, but the economic and technological strength of the two countries is far different. In fact, Indians also understand it in their hearts. But because of the strong vanity, I have to compete with our country in many fields, and I still have the determination to surpass our country. But the idea is good, but the reality is still cruel after all.
India has made many jokes about infrastructure that my country is proud of. A dam that was "bitten" by rats, an overpass that was destroyed by gods, etc. However, something even more ridiculous is still to come. The Indian Ministry of Railways announced that the 20-year-old bridge in India will finally be completed. Once the bridge is completed, the Geneb Bridge will become the world's tallest railway bridge. Indian leader Modi claimed that this move has shown the world India's infrastructure strength and confidence.
If the bridge is successfully built, will it really surpass our country in the field of infrastructure as the Indian government said?
and the soon-to-be-finished Jenab Bridge can make India take off the hat of "scramble" project?
Jenab Bridge
Jenab Bridge construction process
In 2002, India spent 14.86 billion rupees to build a world's No. 1 high-speed railway bridge that surpasses our country -Jenab Bridge. After the successful construction of this bridge, it will become a major transportation route in India. The distance from Katra to Baniha is shortened by half. This bridge is 1,315 meters long and 359 meters high, which is 35 meters higher than the French Eiffel Tower. It is said that this bridge can withstand strong winds at a speed of 266 kilometers per hour, magnitude 8 earthquakes and high-intensity explosions, and will not be damaged even if it is bombed.
However, during the construction process, it can be said that it has gone through hardships. The Jenab Bridge began to be built as early as 2002. In 2008, due to concerns about the safety of the bridge, the construction of the bridge was terminated under the urgency. The Indian government then invited foreign design companies to re-improve the design of the bridge. After that, foreign engineers spent two years to complete the safety design of the bridge for India. The construction of the Jenab Bridge began to restart in 2010. As the saying goes, there are unexpected situations. During the construction process, it was affected by the new crown epidemic and the project was shelved.
Now, the bridge is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. According to calculations, it took nearly 20 years from construction to expected completion, and this is only the completion of the arch frame collection project. What’s more interesting is that according to the Indian government, the lifespan of this bridge is about 120 years. What is the concept of 120 years? my country's Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao cross-sea bridge has a lifespan of 120 years. In this way, India is really quarrel with my country's infrastructure. If the Indian bridge is really as they advertised, it can be said to be a "miracle" in India's infrastructure. However, the key issue is that this bridge has not been built for 20 years. It can be said that the bridge has broken the world's slowest bridge construction record. As for the reasons for being repeatedly postponed? First of all, India's domestic economy continues to be sluggish, its government is seriously corrupt, and India's infrastructure strength is weak and the government's regulatory capabilities are insufficient, which has led to the ineffective development of grassroots construction work.
Infrastructure strength
Not only that, when the Indian government considers building this project, it is not to benefit the people, but to get much benefit from it. There are many projects like this in India. For example, after my country built the Three Gorges Dam, India, in order to catch up with my country's Three Gorges , decided to spend 22 billion rubles . The Jharkhand Dam, which took 42 years to build, broke the dam less than 24 hours after the gate was opened. Local officials also used rats as shields for this.
Moreover, what is more interesting is that Indian Prime Minister Modi gave an explanation for the overpass collapse accident in 2016, which was God's will. There are also the Bihar Bridge, which lasted for 8 years and cost nearly 2.7 billion rupees, collapsed in less than a month after opening to traffic. There are many such examples in this regard, when I finished these examples. This project that has not been completed in 20 years is just like this. From many aspects, it can be seen how backward India's infrastructure strength is. What can such a country compare with my country's infrastructure? As an infrastructure maniac, my country is worthy of its reputation. my country not only has strong bridge technology, but also a low-key country. It has never been as boasting about its infrastructure strength as India. my country is famous overseas by relying on its strong infrastructure strength and has been recognized by many countries.
China's Three Gorges
Why does China have the confidence to call itself infrastructure madness
It can even be said that in the field of infrastructure, no country in the world can surpass my country. Even The important part of the US New Bay Bridge is built by our country. It is nonsense that India wants to surpass my country if it uses a bridge. Compared with our country, does not have strong economic strength and advanced bridge technology, and the country is so corrupt. With these three points alone, India is difficult to surpass my country in the field of infrastructure.
opens the road across mountains and builds bridges across water to make people's travel more convenient. It has always been an important concept for my country to build bridges. my country adheres to this concept. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, relying on continuous research on bridge technology, my country's bridge construction level has continuously improved and created many world firsts. Among them, the well-known Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is the largest bridge in the world with a total length of up to 55 kilometers. It connects Zhuhai, Macau and Hong Kong. The Jenab Bridge is simply a small matter compared to it. It is far superior to the Indian Jenab Bridge in terms of construction difficulty. Moreover, the construction of the bridge started in 2009 to be completed and opened to traffic in 2018. It took only 9 years. If India built it, it may not be completed in a few decades. In June last year, the world's largest span, Wufengshan Bridge, built by my country, has been put into operation. The bridge is 6,408 meters long and started construction in 2015. By 2019, the bridge was fully completed, which took only 4 years.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
When I talk about these two bridges, some friends may have questions. These two bridges and the Indian Jenab Bridge are not on the same level and cannot be directly compared. In fact, the difficulty of these two bridges, and in all aspects, is no less than that of the Indian Jenab Railway Bridge, and there are many such bridges in China. According to relevant statistics, in 2020, had 912,800 highway bridges alone in my country. did not include railway bridge . Among them, there are many more difficult bridges than these two bridges. There are also bridges similar to Indian Bridge, our country is not without them. Beipanjiang Bridge , its total length is 1,341.4 meters, the distance from the bridge deck to the river surface is 565.4 meters, and the total investment is 1.028 billion yuan. The construction of this bridge started in 2013 and completed and operated in 2016. It is the same difficulty. It is almost the same in all aspects. It took my country only 3 years, but what about India? It has not been completed in nearly 20 years. According to the Indian government, it is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Whether it can be completed is still unknown. After all, the Indian government has not spoken accurately.
Bei Panjiang Bridge
Summary
India once claimed to surpass our country economically, but it did not realize how corrupt its country was. Now that we have not surpassed our country in economic terms, we must surpass our country in infrastructure. It is obviously impossible to use the world's first high-speed railway bridge that has not been built in 20 years to make up for the gap in infrastructure strength between China and India. They do not know how much effort our scientific researchers have put into bridge construction.India's overly blind self-confidence will only become a laughing stock for others. The former domestic aircraft carrier Vikrant, which was launched three times, and the Bere Bridge that collapsed due to excessive trucks, are all vivid in my mind.
