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Watch: How India's First Vertical Lift Sea Railway Bridge At Rameswaram Will Look Like
Swarajya Staff
Sep 13, 2020, 06:28 PM | Updated 06:28 PM IST
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Union Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, shared some heartening news for the devotees of Arulmigu Ramanathswamy Temple.
The central government is working at full throttle to complete the construction of India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also shared a animation of the vertical lift sea bridge.
Good News For Devotees of Ramanathaswamy Temple: Work on Indiaâs First Vertical Lift Railway Sea Bridge is in full swing at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) September 13, 2020
Foundation stone of this 2 KM long bridge, connecting Rameswaram on Pamban island & mainland India, was laid by PM @NarendraModi ji pic.twitter.com/HiOfLvYsXo
The bridge is 2 kilometer long and connects mainland India to Pamban Island, which is also known as Rameswaran Island.
In March 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone for this iconic project in Kanyakumari. He had also inaugurated several developmental schemes in addition to announcing new railway and highway initiatives in the region last year.
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