India’s northeast region is the 6th most quake-prone belt in the world, the soil of the young Himalayan region is fragile and due to the heavy monsoon, the working season is very less. However, despite these challenges the world’s tallest railway bridge is being built in Manipur’s Noney mountainous valley as part of the new 111 km-long Jiribam-Imphal railway line.
The giant bridge is being constructed since 2015 in Tamenglong district in western Manipur at a cost of Rs 374 crore as an essential part of the Rs 14,320 crore broad gauge railway lines that would connect the Manipur capital Imphal by December 2023.
