Inter Press ServiceThe area in white depicts the deep sea where no dredging is necessary for the shipping canal. The area in blue, south of the Adam’s Bridge, indicates the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. Credit: Captain S. Viswakarma - Inter Press Service https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/07/shipping-canal-threatens-history-ecology-livelihoods/palk-strait0001-1/feed/ News and Views from the Global South Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:41:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 The area in white depicts the deep sea where no dredging is necessary for the shipping canal. The area in blue, south of the Adam’s Bridge, indicates the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. Credit: Captain S. Viswakarma https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/07/shipping-canal-threatens-history-ecology-livelihoods/palk-strait0001-1/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/07/shipping-canal-threatens-history-ecology-livelihoods/palk-strait0001-1/#respond Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:32:17 +0000 Kanya DAlmeida http://www.ipsnews.net/Library/2012/07/Palk-Strait0001-1.jpg

The area in white depicts the deep sea where no dredging is necessary for the shipping canal. The area in blue, south of the Adam’s Bridge, indicates the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. Credit: Captain S. Viswakarma

By Kanya D'Almeida
Jul 16 2012

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