SILCHAR: The Northeast Frontier Railway Construction Organization has constructed India's tallest pier as part of the project to build a railway bridge at Noney in Manipur . The proposed bridge will be the world's tallest railway bridge.Senior PRO SK Ojha said, "We have achieved a major advancement in constructing the world's tallest bridge near Noney. We have successfully crossed the 100-metre mark, making this India's tallest pier. The bridge is being constructed across the valley of river Ijai near Noney, with the height of the final pier being 141 metres. On completion, the bridge will surpass the existing world record, held by the 139-metre Mala-Rijeka viaduct in Montenegro."The total length of the Noney bridge will be 703 metres.The bridge is a part of the 111-km Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal new broad gauge line project, a national project which is set to be completed by 2022. The project also includes 45 tunnels, the longest being 10.28 km, which will be the longest railway tunnel of the northeast.Ojha said the piers of the bridge are being constructed using hydraulic augers, with the tall piers requiring specially designed slip-form technique to ensure efficient and continual construction. Self-erecting electric lifts at each pier convey men and materials to the top. The steel girders are pre-fabricated in a workshop, transported in segments and erected at the site by cantilever launching. Chief engineer of NF Railway (construction) A Saibaba is in charge of the project.

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