Manipur to have tallest rail bridge

Guwahati: Construction of the world’s tallest railway  bridge from the point of pillar height has begun in Manipur by the Northeast Frontier Railway Construction Organisation.

The proposed 141 metres-bridge is slated to become the tallest in the world from the point of pillar height surpassing the existing tallest of Mala-Rijeka viaduct on Belgrade-Bar railway line in Europe where the height of pillars is 139 metre.

The bridge in Manipur is part of the 111-km-long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal railway line to connect the capital of Manipur with the broad gauge network of the country, an N-F Railway spokesperson said.