Watch | World’s highest rail bridge being built in J&K

A video on the 1.3 km-long railway bridge that is being built across the Chenab river

August 30, 2020 02:00 pm | Updated 02:16 pm IST

The world’s highest railway bridge is being built in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a 1.3 km-long bridge that is being built across the Chenab river. It is being constructed at a height of 359 metres from the riverbed. It will be at a height 35 meters more than the Eiffel Tower in Paris. And at five times the height of the Qutab Minar in Delhi.

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