World’s highest rail bridge is built in Jammu and Kashmir. Its height will be about 1,315 meters, which is five times the height of Qutab Minar, a 72.5-meter brick minaret got constructed by Qutb-ud-din Aibak and 35 meters taller than Paris’ Eiffel Tower, a puddle iron lattice tower. The bridge is being erected over the Chenab River by Konkan Railway Corporation.
It is estimated that the rail bridge will consume about 25, 000 million tones of steel. The railways has also constructed a helipad to transport construction material and equipment.
Konkan Railways is also constructing 176 Km of road to access the project sites with giving connectivity to remote villages which were till now inaccessible.
GRP (General Railway Police) and RPF (Railway Protection Force) have been deputed to provide security to secure the rail project.
