Indian Railways to build world’s tallest bridge pier in Manipur
World’s tallest bridge pier is being built in Manipur by the Indian Railways at a pier height of 141 metres
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Manipur, November 29: The world’s tallest bridge pier is being built in Manipur by the Indian Railways. This bridge, being built at a pier height of 141 metres, will be surpassing this existing record of 139 meter of Mala - Rijeka viaduct, Montenegro in Europe.
The official also informed that 111 km project consists of 61% of tunnels, and the total anticipated cost of the bridge is Rs. 374 crore.
The project is a part of the 111 km long Jiribam-Imphal railway line that will the capital of Manipur with the broad-gauge network of India.
Once the project gets completed, this 111 km of distance will be covered in just 2-2.5 hours. Sandeep Sharma, Chief Engineer of the project said, “Presently, the distance between Jiribam-Imphal (NH-37) is 220 km, which took about 10-12 hours of travelling. After the construction, the bridge crossing Noney valley will become the world's highest pier bridge.” The project is expected to complete by December 2023.
He added, “The first phase which extends for 12 kms has already been commissioned. Nearly 98% of the work is complete on the second phase and by February 2022, it will be ready.” The 3rd phase from Khongsang to Tupul will be completed by November 2022. The last phase of the bridge, extending from Tupul to Imphal valley, will be completed by December 2023.
The official also informed that 111 km project consists of 61% of tunnels, and the total anticipated cost of the bridge is Rs. 374 crore.