Over a century after the original Pamban Bridge was built across the Palk Strait in Rameswaram, India is set to launch a state-of-the-art replacement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the New Pamban Bridge - the country's first vertical-lift sea bridge - in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Located in the Ramanathapuram district, the bridge connects Rameswaram Island with Mandapam on the mainland.