Anjhikad Railway Cable-Stay Bridge

The Anjhikad Railway Cable-Stay Bridge in Jammu, India, represented a high-profile and technically intricate project that necessitated ongoing documentation, transparent communication with stakeholders, and meticulous as-built records to facilitate future maintenance. The client required dependable visual documentation of construction milestones, aerial inspections of challenging structural components, and refined media for public relations and funding reports.

What made me pop into design?

Challenges
- Large scale and vertical complexity created multiple blind spots for ground inspection.
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- Frequent stakeholder reviews and regulatory milestones demanded objective, timestamped evidence of progress.
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- Traditional photo logs and sporadic site visits risked missed defects and slow approvals.
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- Need for high-quality media (film and short reels) to communicate technical achievement to stakeholders and the public.

  • Video Production: Cinematic milestone films, engineer interviews, and short social reels combining timelapse arcs and drone footage for stakeholder briefings, press releases, and archival documentation.

VOTACT solution

VOTACT delivered an integrated visual monitoring and storytelling package combining continuous timelapse, scheduled and event-based drone flights, and professional video production to turn construction activity into accurate records, inspection data, and compelling narratives.

Long-duration Timelapse: Solar-backed, weatherproof timelapse rigs positioned at engineered vantage points covering cofferdams, pylon erections, cable-staying, and deck launches. Capture cadence tailored to critical activities.

Drone Services: Routine RTK-aligned aerial surveys and targeted inspection flights for soffits, cable anchorages, and temporary works—delivering high-resolution imagery and orthomosaic references for progress verification.

Implementation

Discovery & Siting (Week 0–1)

Site survey to define timelapse poles, drone launch points, and no-fly / safety corridors. Camera sight lines engineered to avoid glare and vibration from works.

Deployment (Week 1–2)

Installation of solar timelapse units, setup of drone flight plans with RTK ground control, and initial capture validation.

Operational Phase (Ongoing)

Weekly automated drone surveys; continuous timelapse capture with remote health monitoring; event flights around critical lifts and cable-stays

Production & Delivery:

Monthly progress reels, a final project documentary, and a structured archive of time-stamped imagery and orthomosaics delivered in formats compatible with client record-keeping and BIM teams.

Technical highlights

ruggedized 4K timelapse cameras, RTK-enabled drone flights for centimeter accuracy, automated stitching to orthomosaics, and synchronized multi-source editing for the production suite.

Outcomes & client benefits


Objective progress verification: Time-stamped timelapse and orthomosaic deliverables provided indisputable evidence for milestone acceptance and payment certification.

Faster approvals: Visual clarity and concise reels accelerated engineer sign-offs and regulatory reviews, reducing approval cycle time.

Improved inspection safety: Aerial inspections replaced several high-risk rope-access checks, reducing personnel exposure and inspection downtime.

Stronger stakeholder engagement: Professionally produced milestone films and highlight reels increased stakeholder confidence and public visibility for the bridge program.

Comprehensive archive for maintenance: High-resolution aerial imagery and as-built visual records provide a durable reference for future structural monitoring and maintenance planning.

Measured impacts (client results): inspection effort reduced from multi-day manual checks to targeted drone passes; approval turnaround shortened; and media assets used in board and public communications increased perceived program transparency.

Why VOTACT succeeded

Site-aware engineering: Camera selection and siting matched actual construction dynamics—sun angles, crane movement, and access constraints—so data quality remained consistent.


Repeatable aerial mapping: RTK workflows ensured survey outputs aligned to project coordinates and BIM models for direct comparison.


Integrated storytelling: Combining long-term timelapse arcs with targeted drone inspections produced both technical and narrative outputs—serving engineers and stakeholders alike.


Operational reliability: Remote health monitoring and rapid field support kept continuous capture online during monsoon conditions and complex lift sequences.
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Deliverables delivered to client

Continuous multi-angle timelapse archive (native frames + monthly compiled reels)

Weekly RTK drone orthomosaics and targeted inspection imagery (georeferenced)

Final documentary and a suite of short highlight videos optimized for stakeholder presentations and media use

Structured, timestamped visual archive for audit and maintenance handover
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Client feedback (summary)

The project team credited the visual records with removing ambiguity from milestone claims, improving safety by reducing risky inspections, and significantly enhancing public and stakeholder communications.
Structured, auditable visual oversight from VOTACT converted complex construction activity at Anjhikad into verifiable progress, safer inspections, and a compelling narrative of engineering achievement.