Stunning Images from Space Show 'Ram Setu' Alive

Ram Setu From Space

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Connects India and Sri Lanka

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Separates The Palk Strait

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A Traversable Bridge

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Shallow Water

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Connected To Mainlands

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Ecologically Significant Area

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