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The island of Rameswaram off southern Tamil Nadu holds cultural significance for worshippers of Rama. It is from here, the faithful believe, that Rama and his army of monkeys built a bridge to Sri Lanka to march across to vanquish the demon king Ravana and retrieve the abducted Sita.

 

Agnostics dismiss such mythological allusions to bridge-building in ancient times, but Rameswaram is very tangibly connected to the mainland by two undisputably strong bridges built in more modern times: the more famous of them is the railway line built in 1914, with a cantilever bridge system that is universally acknowledged as an engineering marvel.

 

More recently, a road bridge opened in 1988 — and as an ad copy for India Cements notes, the bridge’s sturdiness rests on the reputation of the hardiness of Sankar Cements from the company’s iconic factory at Sankar Nagar in Tirunelveli, one of the country’s oldest.

 

More such testaments to the solidity of structures built with Sankar Cements abound: for instance, the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, whose Unit 1 was commissioned barely days ago; and the Hyderabad airport, widely acknowledged as a design marvel…

 

Green nod may boost JK Lakshmi Cement

JK Lakshmi Cement has received environmental clearance for expansion of its limestone mine output in Rajasthan, entailing an investment of ₹120 crore. The company’s proposal was to enhance the production capacity of its limestone mine located in Sirohi district to 13 million tonnes per annum from eight mtpa. The mined limestone will be supplied to a cement plant in Sirohi. Analysts will closely monitor the development on this front.

Source: Hindu Busienss Line