Question

II. Write two lines about sea bridges of India given below:

Pamban Rail Bridge - Palk Strait :​

Answer 1

Pamban Bridge is a railway bridge which connects the town of Mandapam in mainland India with Pamban Island, and Rameswaram. Opened on 24 February 1914[1], it was India's first sea bridge, and was the longest sea bridge in India until the opening of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in 2010. The rail bridge is, for the most part, a conventional bridge resting on concrete piers, but has a double-leaf bascule section midway, which can be raised to let ships and barges pass through. Until 1988, the Pamban bridge was the only surface transport that connected Tamil Nadu's island of Rameswaram to the mainland. In Dec-2018, the bascule of this bridge was damaged, which suspended the transportation on the bridge for 3 months. Rail movement was again restored on 27th Feb 2019.

Answer 2

1. pamban bridge is a railway bridge
2. it connects the town of mandapam in mainland India with pamban island, and rameswaram
3. it was India's first sea bridge and was the longest bridge in India

PALK STRAIT IS A STRAIGHT BETWEEN TAMIL NADU AND NORTHERN PROVINCE SRI LANKA