North India Statesman
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned from Sri Lanka today after a three -day visit , After returning from Sri Lanka, he has reached Tamil Nadu directly. Here he inaugurated India’s first vertical lift sea bridge on the occasion of Ram Navami. After this, he also offered prayers at the prestigious Ramanathaswamy temple. Apart from this, PM Modi will launch major projects worth more than Rs 8,300 crore in Tamil Nadu.
This temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva.
Significantly, the Prime Minister will reach the Ramanathswamy temple this afternoon. They will visit and worship here. This temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and is included in the Chardham Yatra. This temple is also related to the Ramayana, because Lord Rama established a Shivling here to get rid of the sin of killing Brahmin after killing Ravana. Prime Minister Modi offered prayers at this temple on 20 January 2024 before the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTITCKK_Y
Inauguration of new Pamban railway bridge
After worshiping at Ramnath Swamy Temple, PM Modi is going to give many gifts to Tamil Nadu. He inaugurated the new Pamban railway bridge at Rameswaram at 12 noon. The 2.08 km long bridge connects Rameswaram to the mainland. It has been prepared at a cost of more than Rs 700 crore. This is India’s first vertical lift sea bridge. Which has 99 spans and 7205 meters long vertical lift span. The specialty of this bridge is that it can be raised to a height of 17 meters so that large ships can pass through it. This bridge is built for dual rail tracks.
New rail service started
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi will flag off a new rail service between Rameswaram and Tambaram (Chennai). They will also see live performance of the lift system of the bridge. He will also launch a ship from a symbolically adjacent road bridge.
Divine view of Ram Setu from the sky
PM Modi has shared a video of a visit to Ram Setu while returning from Sri Lanka. PM Modi wrote, ‘Today, while returning from Sri Lanka on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, there was divine darshan of Ram Sethu from the sky. With the divine coincidence, at the time when I was seeing Ram Setu, at the same time I also got the privilege of seeing Surya Tilak of Ramlala in Ayodhya. My prayer is that the grace of Lord Shri Ram should remain on all of us.
