22 July 2008 New Delhi : The Central Govt filed an affidavit on Tuesday in the Supreme Court seeking permission to go ahead with the Sethusamudram Project.

     Government's nod to project is also viewing as Congress' reward to DMK for its continuing support even after Left's withdrawal of support.

     The 2300 crore project is to allow big ships from the West Coast of India to travel to the East Coast through the Palk Bay, rather than going around Sri Lanka. The completion of the project would mean saving of upto 424 nautical miles i.e. 780 km extra travelling and upto 30 hours in sailing time.

     After the green signal to the project by the Supreme Court, two wide channels of about 89 km will be built. These two channels will be in the form of a wide canal to allow the big ships to pass through. One channel will be built on the way to so-called 'Ram Sethu' or 'Adams Bridge' and the other will be built on the way to south-east Pamban Island by deepening Palk Strait.

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