Rameswaran, April 6 -- Marking a historic milestone Prime Minister Narendra Modi

on Sunday inaugurated the newly constructed iconic Pamban Bridge connecting the

Rameswaram Island and the mainland on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami.

He also flagged off a new train service between Rameswaram and Tambaram and

launched various new projects.

Modi also flagged off a Coast Guard Ship as the Vertical Lift Span of the Bridge

rises up to make way.

In this historic moment, the Prime Minister remotely operated the vertical lift mechanism

of the bridge from Pamban itself and flagged off the inaugural special of Rameswaram-

Tambaram Express and a Coast Guard ship marking the inauguration of the new Bridge

and its vertical lift span, the...