Meet Madhavi Latha who spent 17 years of her life building world’s tallest bridge

Professor G Madhavi Latha has made an important contribution to its construction. Read further on Dynamite News:

Srinagar: The world's tallest Chenab Bridge has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday 6 June. It is a major achievement of Indian engineering. Along with this bridge, one name is making headlines, that is civil engineer Madhavi Latha. Professor G Madhavi Latha has made an important contribution to its construction, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

Regarding Chenab Bridge, Indian Railway engineers claim that this bridge will last for more than 120 years. At the same time, it will also be able to withstand an earthquake of 8 magnitude.

The Chenab Bridge project started in 2005. At the same time, the work of the bridge was completed in the year 2022 with the successful trial run of full-speed trains.

The work of the bridge going on for many years has finally ended. At the same time, with the inauguration of this bridge, one name has become a topic of discussion, that is Madhavi Latha.

About Madhavi Latha

Madhavi Latha has played an important role in the construction of Chenab Bridge. She is a professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. G Madhavi Latha, a rock engineering expert from the IISc Civil Engineering Department, has given nearly 17 years of her life to the construction of Chenab Bridge.

Latha guided the construction work of the bridge at the request of Afcons, the contractor of the Chenab bridge. She led the stabilization of the slope of the bridge and laying the foundation. She took charge as a project advisor during the construction of the bridge.

Initially, Madhavi Latha had another engineer from IISc as a project advisor with her, but after a few years he left the project, but Latha took over her responsibility till the completion of the construction of the bridge by the year 2022.

Features of Chenab Bridge

This bridge is 359 meters high from the river surface, which is higher than the Eiffel Tower. Its total cost is Rs 1,486 crore. This bridge built on the valley of Reasi district is considered to be the world's highest railway arch bridge. Its length is 1,315 meters and the main arch of steel is 467 meters long, which is a matter of admiration all over the world.