India: 'India has opened the first stage of a spectacular railway that will connect Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country. When finished, the line will cross the vast barriers of the Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountains, include a tunnel six miles long through the mountains, and a mile-long bridge 1,300ft high over Chenab river. The first section, which does not even cross the higher mountains, already includes 158 bridges and 20 tunnels.' (Independent)