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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's highest railway bridge in Kashmir .

The bridge sits 359 meters above the river of the same name that’s 29 meters ( over 95 feet ) higher than the top of the Eiffel Tower .

It's the first railway link between Kashmir and the rest of India .

Modi's government has moved to integrate the Muslim -majority region with the rest.