As a part of 111 kilometre-long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal line project, Indian Railways’ North East Frontier Railway zone is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge, having height of 141 metres, across river Ijai in Manipur with an outlay of Rs 280 crore. After completion, it will surpass the existing height record of 139 meters of the Mala – Rijeka Viaduct, Montenegro in Europe.
- The 703 meters long bridge is located at the hilly terrain of Marangching village in Noney district, about 65 km west of Imphal, Manipur.
- The project will be completed in March 2022.
Key Points:
-The project will have a total of 45 tunnels and tunnel number 12 will have a total length of 10.280 kilometres, making it the longest tunnel in the North East.
-After the completion, the line will help provide railway connectivity from Manipur to the rest of the country.
-The piers of the bridge are constructed using hydraulic augers, the tall piers needed specially designed “slip-form technique” to ensure efficient and continual construction.
-The steel girders used in the construction of the bridge are pre-fabricated in a workshop, transported in segments and erected at the site by Cantilever launching scheme.
Recent Related News:
On July 8, 2020 Manipur Chief Minister(CM) Nongthombam Biren Singh inaugurated 5 Water Supply projects worth Rs 48.39 crore, which have a total capacity of more than 26.15 millions of liters per day(MLD) through video conferencing from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Imphal. In addition to the projects, one office building of the Weight and Measures Department and Rapid Antigen Detection Testing Centre at Jiribam were also inaugurated.
About Manipur:
Governor– Najma Akbar Ali Heptulla
Capital– Imphal
