New Delhi, April 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Tamil Nadu on the occasion of Ram Navami and is scheduled to inaugurate the new Pamban Bridge, said the government in an official release on Friday.

According to the PIB release, PM Modi will inaugurate the new Pamban Rail Bridge at around 12 noon on Sunday. This is India's first vertical lift sea bridge. PM Modi will also flag off Rameswaram-Tambaram (Chennai) new train service and a ship from the road bridge and witness the operation of the bridge.

The new Pamban Bridge will replace the old 1914-built bridge, which was closed in 2022 due to corrosion problems.

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in November 2024, posted on X about "India's first vertical lift...