Talaimannar

Talaimannar (Tamil: தலைமன்னார்; Sinhala: තලෙයිමන්නාරම) is a settlement in Sri Lanka located on the northwestern coast of Mannar Island.

Talaimannar

தலைமன்னார்
තලෙයිමන්නාරම
Taliamannar pier
Talaimannar
Coordinates: 9°06′0″N 79°43′0″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictMannar
DS DivisionMannar

Transport
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reopening the renovated pier at Thalaimannar which was earlier damaged in a cyclone, c. 2015.

Prior to the severe destructions by a cyclone in December 1964, it was the terminus of a ferry service to India across the very shallow Palk Bay.[1] The Mannar railway line, pier and ferry service to india was restored and reopened in 2015 after it had been damaged in a cyclone.[2] The ferry service is part of the Indo-Lanka Railway service, where passengers were ferried between Talaimannar and Dhanushkodi on Rameswaram island in India.[1] The pier is served by a station of the Sri Lanka Government Railway with railway terminus at Talaimannar which connects Talaimannar to rail network in Sri Lanka via Medawachchiya.[1]

The town can be reached by a road from Mannar which links the island to the rest of highway network in Sri Lanka through a causeway.

Development

Being a windy location, Talaimannar is a kitesurf and kiteboard destination. The government proposed a wind farm but was opposed by the local community as the area is a bird sanctuary.[3]

India-Sri Lanka land border
A chain of limestone shoals, also known as Adam's Bridge and environs, prior to the cyclone of 1964.

Talaimannar is about 18 miles east of Dhanushkodi in India. A chain of sand shoals between Talaimannar and Danushkodi, has the only land border between India and Sri Lanka, which is the smallest in the world, being just 45 meters in length on a tiny shoal sand dune.[4]

gollark: It's... at the default one?
gollark: --radio connect
gollark: --radio connect
gollark: It's ks.
gollark: ++remind 0.3333fn tedtt

See also

References
  1. "Lanka Business Online". Sri Lanka gives northern rail rebuilding deal to India’s IRCON. 2010-08-18. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04.
  2. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-flags-off-train-service-at-talaimannar-in-sri-lanka-746568
  3. https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2016/06/28/tension-in-the-air-with-proposed-wind-plant
  4. What will you see if you visit the precise point where India ends and Sri Lanka begins?, Scroll.in, 1 March 2017.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.