Rain impact: Potholes and cracks appear on Pamban road bridge

RAMANATHAPURAM: In the wake of heavy rain that lashed Ramanathapuram district in the last one week, potholes and minor cracks have appeared in some stretches of the concrete surface of the Pamban road bridge which connects Rameswaram island with the mainland.

The northeast monsoon, which intensified earlier this week, brought widespread rainfall across coastal belts including Thangachimadam, Mandapam, Uchipuli, Pamban, and Rameswaram. Thangachimadam recorded the highest rainfall of 17 cm, followed by Pamban with 14 cm. The downpour caused severe erosion and surface damage along multiple stretches of the nearly two-kilometre-long bridge.