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In the picture, you are looking at the new Pamban Bridge located in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, which is going to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Not only the pictures of this bridge have come beautiful but it is also very special.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s first vertical lift sea bridge in Rameswaram on 6 April. Apart from this, the Prime Minister will also dedicate several other projects to the nation.
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The Railway Ministry said, ‘Pambon bridge is a great mix of heritage and new technology, which offers great views. India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge is going to be inaugurated on this Ram Navami.
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The Pambon bridge is built at a cost of more than Rs 550 crore. This bridge has a very deep cultural significance.
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The special thing is that the part of the bridge will rise up when the seaplane passes, which would take only 5 minutes while it took an hour to lift the old bridge. There will be no need for much manpower to raise the bridge.
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The new Pamban bridge has been constructed by Rail Development Corporation Limited i.e. RVNL, which is a public sector undertaking working under the Ministry of Railways.
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This bridge is safe for train operations at a speed of 80 kmph for 100 years. The expert committee has intensively investigated all aspects of this bridge.
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RVNL director MP Singh said that although the bridge is safe to run trains at a speed of 160 kmph, due to its inclination towards Rameswaram end, the speed is safely fixed at 80 kilometers per hour.
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Singh said that the Expert Committee discussed the design and all other worrisome points of the bridge and found that they were in line with the relevant provisions. He said that IIT Bombay and IIT Madras were also involved in the design of the design.
