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MATTER OF FAITH: Ram Setu is a mythological bridge that finds mention in the epic Ramayana.

MATTER OF FAITH:  Ram Setu is a mythological bridge that finds mention in the epic Ramayana.

Ram Setu: SC asks Centre about alternate route

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for the Union Government's final stand on whether a shorter sea route around India's southern tip could be built along an alternate alignment, sparing any damage to the mythological Ram Setu. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) KG Balakrishnan, Justice RV Raveendran and Justice JM Panchal sought the Union Government's stand on having alternate alignment for the Sethusamudram channel, while hearing a plea by former union minister Subramanian Swamy for scrapping the project.

BIG DEBATE: The Central govt said that it is alive and conscious of the religious sensibilities.

SC posts hearing on Ram Setu project for April 29

SC had earlier asked parties opposing it to file their reply to the fresh affidavit filed by the Centre.

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