Northeast Frontier Railway builds India’s tallest pier bridge in Manipur

The Northeast Frontier Railway Construction Organisation has built India’s tallest railway pier bridge 100 m tall equivalent to a 33-storey building, across Makru river in the Tamenglong district of Manipur. The Rs 283.5-crore bridge with a span of 555 m is part of the 111-km Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal new broad gauge line. It has 47 tunnels, the longest being 10.28 km.

A bridge pier is a type of structure that extends to the ground below or into the water. It is used to support bridge superstructure and transfer the loads to the foundation. The bridge piers can be constructed to be substantially attractive and strong in order to withstand both vertical and horizontal loads.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Capital of Manipur: Imphal; Governor of Manipur: Najma Heptulla.
• Chief Minister of Manipur: N. Biren Singh.

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