Will not touch Ram Setu for shipping canal project: Centre to Supreme Court

The central government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that the Ram Setu or Rama's Bridge in Rameswaram will not be touched during the construction of Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Centre further stated that it will explore an alternative route for the project which aims at creating a shipping route between India and Sri Lanka. The government has cited interest of the nation for not executing the project as planned earlier.