India's ‘first ever’ solid oversea span successful Kanyakumari; here's each you request to know. (Source: PTI)
Kanyakumari Glass Sea Bridge: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin opened India’s archetypal solid span astatine Kanyakumari connected December 30, 2024, successful summation to marking the city’s metallic jubilee of the unveiling of the Thiruvalluvar statue by precocious Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
The span offers a unsocial acquisition of walking supra the water portion admiring the city’s grandeur.
Recently, collector R. Alagumeena examined the bridge, which has go a fashionable tourer attraction.
India gets archetypal solid span implicit oversea successful Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.#TamilNadu CM @mkstalin unveils the classical solid span that connects the 133 ft gangly Saint Tiruvalluvar statue and the Vivekananda Rock Memorial. pic.twitter.com/dw1nyfYcSy
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The Poompuhar Boat Corporation adjacent extended its ferry work hours during the Pongal Festival 2025.
To guarantee the information of tourists, 35 officials from assorted agencies, including the Indian Coast Guard, police, revenue, and tourism, were contiguous to assistance tourists and show the operation.
Key features of the Kanyakumari’s solid bridge:
The span is designed to springiness a unsocial ocular experience, with a translucent solid apical that provides guests with a breathtaking position of the oversea below. (Source: PTI)
Executed astatine a outgo of ₹37 crore by the authorities government, the bowstring arch span is simply a important concern successful Kanyakumari’s tourer infrastructure.
It is 77 meters agelong and 10 meters wide and connects the Vivekananda Memorial to the Thiruvalluvar statue successful the Kanniyakumari district.
It is ideally located and encompasses the gathering constituent of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean, offering a 360-degree panoramic view.
Boosting tourism and the economy:
Since the bridge’s opening, Kanniyakumari has seen an summation successful the fig of tourists from assorted locations, and the span provides them with a wide presumption of the sea, boosting their experience.
The fig of tourists is apt to increase, peculiarly during the abrogation season, forcing section authorities to upgrade transit infrastructure. (Source: kanniyakumari.nic.in)
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