‘Divine experience to pray in Dwarka, which is immersed in the waters’: PM Modi after dip in Arabian Sea

Scuba diving is conducted off the coast of Dwarka near Beyt Dwarka island, where people can see the underwater remains of ancient Dwarka that were excavated by archaeologists.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi cut the ceremonial ribbon and dedicated the 4.77-km-long Sudarshan Setu, also known as Signature Bridge, to the nation. Constructed at Rs 978 crore, it connects Okha town in the Devbhumi Dwarka district with Bet Dwarka island in the Gulf of Kutch.

After performing pooja at the Dwarkadhishji Mukhya Mandir, PM Modi took a stroll on the sealink and waved to fishermen and ferry-boat operators on board their boats.

The sealink, Gujarat’s first, has been constructed by the national highway division in the Roads and Buildings Department of Gujarat. The bridge was constructed as part of National Highway 51 and funded by the Centre.

The 4.77-km-long sealink has a 2.32 km (2,320 metres) bridge section, including a 900 metres (0.90 km) cable-stayed section, the longest in India. The 2.32-km-long superstructure of the bridge is supported by 32 piers, including two towers rising 18 metres above the sea.

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