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Watch: Whale calf carcass found at Pamban beach in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram
1 week, 5 days ago

Watch: Whale calf carcass found at Pamban beach in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram

India Today  

The carcass of an 18-foot whale calf, weighing about two tonnes, was found washed ashore this morning at Pamban beach in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram. They are yet to ascertain the species, as they think it could be a blue whale, because it had dark colouration, or even baleen whale, as it had baleen plates instead of teeth. Earlier in May, …

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Pamban Bridge: Modern engineering marvel connecting the past and future
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Pamban Bridge: Modern engineering marvel connecting the past and future

India Today  

India has witnessed a monumental leap in infrastructure with the completion of the New Pamban Bridge— India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge! New Pamban Bridge : Fully automated vertical lift span, enabling efficient marine traffic. A BOOST FOR RAMESWARAM AND BEYOND The New Pamban Bridge, along with the revamped Rameswaram Railway Station, is set to elevate tourism, trade, and …

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Railway safety commissioner flags ‘glaring lapses’ at Rameswaram Pamban bridge
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Railway safety commissioner flags ‘glaring lapses’ at Rameswaram Pamban bridge

Hindustan Times  

The vertical lift sea bridge in Tamil Nadu’s Pamban off Rameswaram coast, which is likely to be inaugurated soon, sets a “bad example” of constructing with “glaring lapses right from planning stage to execution”, the commissioner of railway safety AM Chowdhary, who inspected the structure earlier this month, has said. “While the construction of the previous bridge more than 100 …

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Rameshwaram Pamban bridge nears readiness as railways conduct second test series
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Rameshwaram Pamban bridge nears readiness as railways conduct second test series

India Today  

Connectivity between Rameshwaram island and mainland is set to resume soon as India’s first vertical lift rail bridge at Pamban underwent a second set of tests, in which top speed of 80 km per hour was reached. Once the tests are concluded, Rameshwaram’s connectivity to mainland via railway will resume after the old Pamban bridge was closed to the public …

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Downpour continues in Ramnad, low-lying areas inundated
1 month ago

Downpour continues in Ramnad, low-lying areas inundated

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: For the second consecutive day, rain lashed parts of Ramanathapuram, especially the coastal areas, on Thursday. Though the water has drained off from most parts, some of the low-lying areas are still inundated in Mandabam, Pamban and Rameswaram, which endured a massive cloud burst on Wednesday. According to the IMD reports, the district on Wednesday received an average of …

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Southern Railway: Rail operations to resume on new Pamban bridge by mid-November
2 months ago

Southern Railway: Rail operations to resume on new Pamban bridge by mid-November

The Hindu  

Southern Railway General Manager R.N. Singh has stated that rail operations between Mandapam and Rameswaram railway stations using the new Pamban rail bridge are likely to resume by mid-November. The existing single railway line can handle up to 40 rail movements in a day, but the railway traffic is expected to increase and cross the threshold limit, requiring a second …

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Rameswaram’s supercentenarian Pamban railway bridge: Old and new
3 months, 1 week ago

Rameswaram’s supercentenarian Pamban railway bridge: Old and new

Hindustan Times  

Now a supercentenarian, the engineering marvel continues to evoke awe! Very few can forget a train journey on the old Pamban cantilever rail bridge connecting the temple island Rameswaram, often described as the southern Kasi, to the mainland. On the upcoming Gandhi Jayanti Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a newly constructed sea bridge connecting Mandapam on the mainland …

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New Pamban rail bridge work likely to be completed by August 31
4 months, 3 weeks ago

New Pamban rail bridge work likely to be completed by August 31

The Hindu  

Placing the lift span girder of new Pamban Rail Bridge, over the navigational channel in Bay of Bengal, was completed on Saturday midnight giving hope for completion of the ₹545 crore project by August 31. “The vertical lift span which was assembled here on Rameswaram side of the bridge has been slowly moved to its centre portion over the navigational …

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Fishermen announce indefinite strike from July 8; say merchants are not giving them a fair price for the catch
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fishermen announce indefinite strike from July 8; say merchants are not giving them a fair price for the catch

The Hindu  

Fishermen associations in Rameswaram have announced an indefinite strike from Monday demanding the Tamil Nadu government to intervene and support them by getting them a fair price for the catch. Speaking to reporters, fishermen leader Sagayam said on Saturday that around 700 mechanised boats ventured into the Palk Straits for fishing from Rameswaram. During the annual 61-day fishing ban period, …

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Rameswaram fishermen take out procession demanding release of colleagues jailed in Sri Lanka
10 months ago

Rameswaram fishermen take out procession demanding release of colleagues jailed in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

Agitated over a Sri Lankan court convicting and imprisoning four fishermen from Ramanathapuram on charges of poaching in its waters, over 1,000 fishermen from Rameswaram, Pamban, and Thangachimadam took out a massive procession from Rameswaram island to Ramanathapuram Collectorate on Tuesday. They only dispersed after Ramanathapuram Collector B. Vishnu Chandran met them midway at Pamban and assured them that the …

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15 fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
1 year, 5 months ago

15 fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

The Hindu  

As many as 15 fishermen from Rameswaram, who were fishing near Neduntheevu, were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Sunday, July 9, 2023. When the boats were involved in fishing near Neduntheevu, Sri Lankan Navy arrested them on charges of poaching in Sri Lankan waters. Condemning the Sri Lankan Government for “ruining the livelihood of fishermen …

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Ashwini Vaishnaw Shares Visuals of 'New and Improved' Pamban Bridge in Rameswaram - News18
3 years, 2 months ago

Ashwini Vaishnaw Shares Visuals of 'New and Improved' Pamban Bridge in Rameswaram - News18

News 18  

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday shared images of of the new Pamban bridge in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge, it is likely to become functional by March 2022. The current Pamban bridge was India’s first sea bridge, which opened in 1914. Its construction took three years, and it had the distinction of being India’s …

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