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E.1 Project Background India has a peninsular coast of 3554 nautical miles and has had maritime trade with various countries of the world since time immemorial. Also, shipping trade between the east and west coasts of India has prevailed for a long time. But the coast of India does not have a continuous navigation channel connecting the east and west coasts. Currently the ships coming from the west coast of India and other western countries with destination in the east coast of India and also in Bangladesh, China etc. have to navigate around the Sri Lanka coast. The existing waterway is shallow and not sufficient for the movement of ships. This is due to the presence of a reef, known as Adams Bridge, located south east of Rameswaram near Pamban, which connects the Talaimannar Coast of Sri Lanka.
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