Palk Strait bridge

Palk Strait bridge
The bridge is to be constructed across the Palk Strait, between India and Sri Lanka.
Crosses	Palk Strait
Characteristics
Total length	23 km (14 mi)

The Palk Strait bridge is a proposed 23-kilometre (14 mi) bridge over the Palk Strait, between Dhanushkodi in mainland India, and Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The proposal, from Indian Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, has been submitted to the Asian Development Bank in June 2015. In December 2015, the Lankan Minister of Highways, Lakshman Kiriella, dismissed the proposal.