Tiruchirappalli, April 6 -- In a landmark achievement, the Welding Research Institute (WRI) in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, has made a "significant contribution" to the successful construction of the New Pamban Railway Bridge, connecting Mandapam and Pamban Island near Rameswaram.

WRI was established by the Central Government, under the aegis of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) with the aim of providing research, consultancy and training in the field of welding and allied areas.

New Pamban Railway bridge is India's first vertical lift sea bridge, a pioneering engineering marvel, which will be inaugurated today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"The project, of national strategic importance, was ...