Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district will soon come up with the world's highest railway bridge which will be 35 metres taller than Eiffel Tower. The bridge, which is being built over the Chenab river is likely to be completed by August 2022. The bridge will connect Kashmir valley with Katra in Jammu and the rest of the country. Reasi district of J&K, famous for Vaishno Devi shrine, is expected to get a major uptick in tourism with the highest railway bridge project. The total length of the rail bridge is 1.3 km and it can withstand an earthquake measuring more than 7 on the Richter scale.

Source: dna August 24, 2020 01:30 UTC