The document summarizes various perspectives on the geopolitical, scientific, and historical significance of Rama Setu (Adam's Bridge) between India and Sri Lanka. It discusses evidence from fields like oceanography, geology, archaeology, and literature that indicate Rama Setu is an ancient structure and was likely a land bridge. It also notes the importance of Rama Setu in protecting coastal areas from tsunamis and its association with heavy mineral deposits important for India's energy needs and security.

5. Heavy mineral rich Inayam Teri Sand Deposit, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu

7. Heavy mineral beach placers (ilmenite, rutile, garnet and monazite) Kolachel to Kanniyakumari on 75 km. Vattakottai and Lipuram to Manavalakurichi: 5 to 6 km. With a width of 3 to 5 m from the mouth of Valliyur River. (Data base, GSI)

13. Computer simulation: Ram Setu saved coastline from tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004

14. A volcanic canyon west of Rama Setu, 1 m to 3000 m slope Location map. Inset: bathymetry map of the Gulf of Mannar (reproduced from Murty et al., 1994) http://www.Setusamudram.in/htmdocs/Articles/cp_rajendran_2.htm

16. Rama’s hotspot Heatflow in Rama Setu 100 to 180 milliwatt per sq. m. comparable to Himalayan hotsprings Will dredging in the area activate these heat zones?.

19. Mannar Volcanics 100 m. old: Rama Setu an ancient submarine canyon collapse

24. Valmiki ramayana, Sarga 21, Yuddhakandam Describes Rama’s victory over the ocean; he releases the arrow which makes a volcano erupt, resulting in a tsunami. This episode is validated by the heatflow and geotectonic maps of Bharatam in the Rama Setu region.

25. Tsunami effect: 2,60,000 lives lost Destruction of Aceh island, damage in beaches north of Chennai and Nagapattinam Sea-bed has risen by about 200 m. in some regions 2/3 of the aquatic life and corals devastated in the Biosphere Reserve/Marine National Parks

26. Next tsunami through channel route will destroy Kerala and Tamilnadu coastline Be prepared for a probable next tsunami. Fault-lines and earthquake zones http://www.bgr.de/b322/grafik/ginco_fig1_k.png Indian plate dynamically moves northwards @6 cm. per year resulting in plate tectonics (e.g Bhuj earthquake, Aceh quake).

27. Build tsunami protection walls as part of any canal project: example, tsunami wall in Japan

32. Malabar Bowen map (1747) drawn by Netherlands shows Ramarcoil I (that is, Rama temple).

35. Setu, Setubandha Rameswaram Hampi inscription of Krishnadevaraya Saka 1430 (1508 CE) in Epigraphica Indica refers to Rama Setu

36. Religious and cultural sites, 8th-12th centuries http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object =071 Schwartzberg Atlas , p. 34.

37. Islamic expansion and changing Western views of South Asia, 7th-12th centuries (Al-Biruni’s record) http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object =070 Schwartzberg Atlas , v. , p. 33.

38. Puranic India (Bharata) http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object =064 Schwartzberg Atlas , v. , p. 27.

44. Evidence from Sangam literature 1.kadunter iraaman udanpun.ar seetaiyaivalittakai arakkan vavviya jnaanr-ainilamcer madaran.i kan.d.a kurangincemmukap perunkil.ai izhaippolindaa anguaar-aa a varunakai yinidu per-r-ikume ( Pur-anaanoor-u paadal 378 ) When Arakkan Ravana abducted Sita who came with Rama, the ornaments removed from her body and thrown by her to the ground, the monkey families adorned themselves erratically with these ornaments. People enjoyed seeing this sight. 2.venve_r- kavuniyar tonmudu ko_d.imuzhangirum pauvam iranku mun tur-aivelpo_r iraaman arumar-aikku avittapal veezh aalam po_lao_viyavintanr-aal iv azhunkaloore ( Akanaanoor-u paadal 70 ) Before Sri Rama embarked upon his journey to Sri Lanka, he sat below a big banyan tree on the banks of the sacred Setu (tiruvan.aikkarai) and was engrossed in conversation with his friends. The birds on the banyan tree were chirping. Sri Rama stopped the chirping by his command.

46. Ancient Setu (Aryachakravarti) coins of Jaffna, 13 th century and Parantaka Chola copper plate (10 th cent.) (Nagaswamy R. 1979. Thiruttani and Velanjeri Copper Plates . State Dept. Of Archaeology, Tamilnadu. Madras. See: L’Hernault F. 1978. L’Iconographie de Subrahmanya au Tamilnad , Institut Francais d’ Indologie. Pondichery, p.111, ph. 63.) The copper plates indicate that Aparajitavarman went to Setutirtha. Setupati coinage, 16 th and 17 th century Obverse: Sri Ganapati, seated.Reverse, in Tamil, Se-Tu-Pa-(Ti missing). Tamil script.

47. Prambananan (Brahmavana), Indonesia

49. Kilakkarai and other places produce s’ankha, a cultural symbol venerated in Bharatiya traditions (West Bengal Dev. Corpn. In Kilakarai has an annual turnover of Rs. 100 crores to procure s’ankha from Rama Setu coastal zone)

50. Only Bharatam coastline produces s’ankha

51. S’ankha is unique to Bharatam coastline, not found anywhere else in the world Date of the woman’s burial with ornaments 6500 Years Before Common Era. Wide shell-bangle and shell ornaments

52. 8,500 year-old S’ankha industry, Gulf of Mannar S’ankha industry thrives in Kilakkarai (Rs. 100 crore annual turnover); s’ankha kr.s’aana (S’ankha cutter) mentioned in Rigveda, Atharvaveda Wide bangle made from a single conch shell and carved with a chevron motif, Harappa; marine shell, Turbinella pyrum (After Fig. 7.44, Kenoyer, 1998) National Museum, Karachi. 54.3554. HM 13828. Seven shell bangles from burial of an elderly woman, Harappa; worn on the left arm; three on the upper arm and four on the forearm; 6.3 X 5.7 cm to 8x9 cm marine shell, Turbinella pyrum (After Fig. 7.43, Kenoyer, 1998) Harappa museum. H87-635 to 637; 676 to 679.

60. Project location

61. Alignment route 6, suddenly chosen, cutting through Rama Setu, ignores expert committee-recommended options. Canal versus channel passage. http://sethusamudram.gov.in

66. Rama Setu: destruction status Sept. 3, 2007 23.58% (dredged quantity: 113,30,641cu.m.) Aug. 27, 2007 22.53% Aug 2, 2007 19.46% July 28, 2007 17.57%

70. Rama Setu -- world heritage Many monuments have been declared as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection in Panama Tubbataha Reef Marine Park in the Philippines Kvarken Archipelago / High Coast in Sweden/Finland Giant's causeway and Causeway coast in UK Great Barrier Reef in Australia Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System in Belize Mont St. Michel and its bay in France Ha Long Bay in Vietnam Matobo Hills in Zimbabwe US court backs Indian tribe (Navajo) to prevent desiccation of a sacred mountain in USA http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070312-1046-environment-navajos.html http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/

72. Sri Rama and s’ankha naadam Vishnu’s fight with the Rakshasas led by Malyava a n, Ma a li and Suma a li as narrated in the Uttarkanda of the Ramayana (Canto VI-VIII) A Terracotta Panel from Bhitargaon Showing a Ramayana Scene By P. B anerjee http://ignca.nic.in/pb0020.htm