You wouldn't dredge a navigable shipping canal through the remnants of a mythic bridge built by Rama's monkey army. https://scroll.in/article/1040538/why-a-chain-of-limestone-shoals-between-india-and-sri-lanka-has-led-to-a-political-brawl #infrastructure #worlding
Why a chain of limestone shoals between India and Sri Lanka has led to a political brawl

The BJP opposes the Congress-backed alignment of the Sethusamudram shipping canal project, which would require dredging through the Ram Setu.

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