The historic Pamban Railway Bridge was opened on Monday and three ships crossed the bridge which attracted the attention of a large number of tourists who stood at the Pamban road bridge and enjoyed the spectacular view.
As per the information from IMD, the Cyclonic Storm 'Hamoon' over Northwest and adjoining West-Central Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards with a speed of 18 km per hour during the past 6 hours.
As Tamil Nadu gears up to celebrate 77th Independence Day, security has been stepped up in Rameswaram, with Pamban Railway line and bridge being monitored by armed security personnel round the clock, said officials.
Officials said that the trio had come to Mavelikkara along with five others from Chettikulangara for the ongoing Maramon convention. They have been identified as Merin (18), Mefin (15), and Abin (24).