The Rs.1,600 crore (Rs.16 billion), Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), open 8-lane, cable-supported "sea bridge" opens to traffic in the last week of June, 09.
Length of this BWSL sea bridge is 5.6km.
Ram Setu sea bridge is 30 miles (48 km) long and and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast).
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Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) consumed 90,000 tonnes of cement, and a total of nearly 22,235 tonnes of steel. This BWSL will consume 1000 Kw power a day. BWSL Sea Bridge weighs equal to 50k African elephants.
Adam's Bridge, real name as Rama's Bridge or Ram Setu is a chain of limestone shoals, between the islands of Rameswaram, off the southeastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar, near northwestern Sri Lanka.
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Bridge is made of chain of shoals. Some of the sandbanks are dry and the sea in the area is very shallow, being only 3 ft to 30 ft (1 m to 10 m) deep in places, which hinders navigation.
The bridge큦 unique curvature and composition by age reveals that it is man made. The legends as well as Archeological studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to the a primitive age, about 1,750,000 years ago and the bridge age is also almost equivalent.
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Geological evidence indicates that this bridge is a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka.
Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) connects Bandra and Worli on the city’s western coast. BWSL, the 16.5-billion-rupee (340-million-dollar) eight-lane freeway will help cut the 40-minute journey between the suburbs of Bandra and Worli to just eight minutes.
NASA has taken space images of 1,750,000 years old Ram Setu and reveal a mysterious ancient bridge, mentioned in Ramayana.
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The main span of the cable-stayed portion of the Bandra-Worli sea link measuring 500 meters is the largest in India superseding Vidyasagar Setu in Kolkata and shares the 20th spot with Thailand's Kanchanaphisek Bridge among the bridges with the longest span in the world. The Naini Bridge over the Yamuna is also a cable-stayed one.
The Sutong Bridge over the Yangtze River in China, opened June last year, has the largest span of any cable-stayed bridge at 1,088 meters. Hong Kong's Stonecutters Bridge has the second longest span at 1,018 meters and with 890 meter the Tatara Bridge in Japan is the third longest.
Bandra-Worli sea link as a tourist spot
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MSRDC has plans to provide a viewers' gallery at the top of the towers which would offer a bird's eye glimpse of the entire city.
"A business man or an executive while driving to his office can enjoy the view of the Bandra-Worli sea link but what about the common man how can he see it," asked BEST's Chairman Dilip Patel.
"We have planned an open deck bus tour of the bridge for the citizens. The ferry would start from one of the business hub's in the city-Bandra-Kurla Complex to Worli Sea Face and can accommodate nearly 38 to 40 passengers and would cost them Rs 15-20," Patel said.
The bridge rests on two towers, each 126 metres tall or equivalent to a 43-storeyed building.
There is a modern, automated, 16-lane toll plaza at the southern end, and the bridge has been equipped with sophisticated security and monitoring systems.
The Bandra-Worli sea link’s phosphorescent lines of cable gleam in the shape of the letter “A”,lighting up the evening skyline over Mahim harbour.
It has two towers at the Bandra and Worli ends, using 264 and 160 stay cables respectively to support the bridge.
Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) is Executed by Hindustan Construction Company.
The chief attraction of the magnificent structure would be the two cable-stayed bridges, one 500 metres long (northern side) and another 350 metres long (southern side), for the passage of fishing boats.
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Ram Setu attracts tourists more and more
Rameswaram: With Ram Sethu issue in the eye of a political storm, the 48-km bridge has become a tourist attraction and a must-see destination for those who coming to the island.
Visitors hire four-wheelers to reach Dhanushkodi ⿿ buses don't ply ever since the road connectivity was lost in the 1964 cyclone ⿿ from where they sail in boats to reach the sand dunes.
Ever since the NASA came out with the picture of Ram Sethu, pilgrims and tourists to the island make it a point to see the Sethu. The recent controversy created by Christian Ambika Soni and Christian Sonia Gandhi has managed to arouse even greater interest in the structure. ⿿In early 19th century, people used to go up to Ram Sethu to perform last rites of their near and dear ones. The practice was subsequently stopped and pilgrims offered pooja at Dhanushkodi or Arichalmunai, the confluence of Indian Ocean (Gulf of Mannar) and Bay of Bengal (Palk Strait). Now, pilgrims are eager to see the bridge, believed to be constructed by Lord Ram
By Premendra Agrawal
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