Indian Railways constructing world’s tallest pier bridge across river Ijai in Manipur

• Indian Railways is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge in Manipur.
• The bridge which is being constructed across river Ijai near Noney is an engineering marvel because the tallest pier height will be 141
• It will surpass the existing record of 139 meter of Mala – Rijeka viaduct, Montenegro in Europe.

About highway projects

• These projects will construct 316 km of highways in the state. The project will help promote India’s Act East policy.

Act east policy            

• The “Look East Policy” was launched in 1991 by former PM Shri Narasimha Rao.
• It was later upgraded to the Act East Policy at the East Asia Summit held in Myanmar in

Difference between Act East and Look East Policy

• The main focus of Look East policy was to shift India’s business focus from West to South East Asian countries.
• On the other hand, the Act East Policy focuses on the economic and security integration of Southeast Asia and East Asia.

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