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RAM SETU BRIDGE

By

D.SUBHASH REDDYA.RAJAB.POORNIMA

WHAT IS RAM SETU?

•In Sanskrit “SETU “ means bridge .

•As it is believed to be constructed by

LORD RAMA it

is known as “RAM SETU “

•It is also called as ADAM’S BRIDGE

•It is situated between Pamban Island and the north western coast of Sri Lanka.

•Geological evidence suggests that this bridge is a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka.

•The bridge is about 18 miles.

NASA images showing the bridge

•Some of the sandbanks are dry and the sea in the area is very shallow, being only 3 ft to 30 ft (1 m to 10 m) deep in places, which hinders navigation.

•It was reportedly passable on foot up to the 15th century until storms deepened the channel: temple records seem to say that Rama’s Bridge was completely above sea level until it broke in a cyclone in AD 1480

Historical significance of Ram Setu

Malabar Bowen map (1747) drawn by Netherlands shows

Ramarcoil I (that is, Rama temple).

Ram Setu cited in map drawn by Joseph Parks, Australian Botanical explorer (1788) (Map in Sarasvati Mahal Lib., Thanjavur)

Problems being faced due to Ram Setu