Work on Pamban railway bridge expedited; to be opened soonA new railway bridge spanning the Pamban sea, connecting Mandapam and Rameshwaram island, is nearing completion. The bridge, costing Rs 550 crores, includes a 2 km stretch with a vertical drawbridge in the center. This drawbridge, weighing 650 tonnes, will open and close at a height of 22 meters using hydraulic...
more... mechanisms. Engineers are currently installing 600 tonnes of iron bars on both sides of the bridge to ensure equal weight distribution, allowing for smooth operation of the drawbridge. The installation of these iron bars is expected to be completed within a day or two, after which trial operations will commence.
Pamban samudra par ek naya railway bridge ban raha hai jo Mandapam aur Rameshwaram island ko jodta hai aur yeh almost complete ho gaya hai. Yeh bridge 550 crore rupees mein ban raha hai aur isme 2 km lamba bridge hai jiska centre mein ek vertical drawbridge hai. Yeh drawbridge 650...
more... tonne ka hai aur yeh 22 meters ki height tak khulne aur band hone ke liye hydraulic mechanism ka use karta hai. Engineers abhi dono taraf bridge pe 600 tonne iron bars laga rahe hain taki dono taraf ka weight same ho, yeh drawbridge ko smoothly chalane ke liye jaroori hai. In iron bars ko lagane ka kaam ek ya do din mein khatam ho jayega aur uske baad trial operations start ho jayenge.