Crane deployed for old Pamban bridge removal tumbles near railway track

A large mishap was averted adjacent Rameswaram connected Thursday, erstwhile a crane that was brought to dismantle the aged Pamban obstruction span tilted and fell adjacent the railway track. No 1 was contiguous successful the contiguous vicinity astatine the clip of the incident.

Preliminary enactment to dismantle the historical aged obstruction span astatine Pamban has precocious commenced. As portion of the process, tools, machinery, and dense instrumentality are being transported to the site. During the operations, a crane was moved from the Mandapam shoreline to the starting constituent of the aged bridge.

While successful transit, the crane tilted and fell adjacent the way of the recently constructed obstruction bridge. Since the country was wide of workers and bystanders astatine the time, a catastrophe was avoided, said onlookers.

Following the mishap, different crane was brought to the spot to stabilise and upright the crane.