THE world's highest railway bridge has opened - built with 30,000 tonnes of steel and towering 359 metres above the river bed.

The Chenab Bridge - standing taller than the Eiffel Tower - has been hailed as the “crown jewel” of India.

India 's Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the £200 million bridge in his first visit to Kashmir since the escalation of the India-Pakistan conflict in April.

The bridge’s inauguration comes a month after a shooting in the resort town of Pahalgam , Indian-controlled Kashmir, where 26 people were killed.

Waving the national flag over the bridge, Modi said: "Pakistan will never forget… its shameful loss.”

He added: “Today’s event is a grand festival of India’s unity and firm resolve.”

The mammoth project was dubbed by Indian Railways as one of the m

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