PM Modi to offer prayers at Ramanathswamy temple on Ram Navami

The PM will also inaugurate the new Pamban Bridge which will allow trains to cross the sea between mainland India and the Rameswaram island in less than 5 minutes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer prayers at the Ramanathswamy temple in Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu on the occasion of Ram Navami on April 6 and inaugurate the new Pamban Bridge, officials said on Wednesday.

The 2.5-kilometre bridge will allow trains to cross the sea between mainland India and the Rameswaram island in less than 5 minutes, significantly less than the current 25-30 minutes it takes on the existing structure.

The new Pamban Bridge is the first vertical lift bridge in Asia, officials have said.