2.08-km long, Rs 535 crore and more… The new Pamban Bridge to be inaugurated by PM Modi on Sunday

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Pamban Bridge, connecting Rameswaram to the rest of India. This 2.08 km-long structure, built at Rs 535 crore, is the country’s first vertical lift railway bridge. It will replace the 110-year-old construction, which had previously withstood a cyclone

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