Ramanathapuram, April 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the first train from Tambaram to Rameswaram via the new Pamban Bridge in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, on Sunday.

Ahead of its flag-off ceremony, the train is all decked up with flowers at the Mandapam Railway Station.

PM Modi will inaugurate India's first vertical lift sea bridge, the New Pamban Bridge, today. The 2.07-kilometre-long New Pamban Bridge, spanning the Palk Strait in Tamil Nadu, stands as a testament to India's engineering prowess and visionary infrastructure development, the Ministry of Railways said in a statement.

Speaking with ANI, Railway Board Executive Director Dilip Kumar said that PM Modi's new gift will boost the country's engineering strength....