Rameswaram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly constructed Pamban Bridge on April 6, 2025. It will replace a 110-year-old structure that once connected Rameswaram to the Indian mainland. The Pamban bridge, India’s first sea bridge, was an engineering marvel of its time. Standing 12.5 meters above sea level, it stretched across 145 piers and featured a double-leaf bascule span—a Scherzer rolling lift bridge—that opened for ships to pass through.
The idea of linking India and Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, through the Adam’s Bridge route was first explored in 1876. However, the plan was shelved due to high costs. Eventually, a more feasible plan was approved in 1906: a railway line from Madurai to Dhanushkodi via Rameswaram and a steamer service from Dhanushkodi to Sri Lanka.
Ahead of the inauguration ceremony, PM Modi offered prayers at the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura with President Dissanayake. “It’s a deeply humbling moment to be at one of the most revered sites in Buddhism. It is a living symbol of peace, enlightenment and spiritual continuity. May the teachings of Lord Buddha always guide us”, wrote PM Modi on X.
Dissanayake honoured Modi, who headed to Colombo from Bangkok after the BIMSTEC Summit, with the Mitra Vibhushana, Sri Lanka’s highest civilian award to a foreign head of state.
“I reaffirmed Sri Lanka’’s stand that it will not permit its territory to be used in any manner inimical to the security of India as well as towards regional stability.”
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