Dredging the sea to make it deeper for navigation and plans for a bridge over the waters have been proposed.

The Palk strait extends between Pamban island in the south eastern tip of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Thalaimannar in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

Following the rise to present sea levels during the Holocene, by around 7,000 years ago, the strait became submerged.

[5] The significant wave heights is relatively low with an average of around 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) close to the Ram Setu.

Dredging the sea to make it deeper for navigation and plans for a bridge over the waters have been proposed.

[9] The island of Rameswaram is linked to the Indian mainland by the Pamban Bridge, which was opened for traffic on 24 February 1914.