<span style="color: #222222;">The Indian Railways is working to expedite plans to revive the Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi rail line. Nearly 60 years after Dhanushkodi was wiped out by a devastating cyclone in 1964, Railways is reconstructing the 18-km railway line.<br />''<br />''The Railways has begun the process of acquiring land for the ?733-crore project, for which the foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019. <br />''<br />''About 28.6 hectares are forest land and 43.81 hectares belong to the State government, while 3.66 hectares are privately held. The cyclone had washed away the track along with a train and other infrastructure, leaving over 100 people dead and bringing to a halt to the train service, The project would take around 18 months to be completed, and is expected to give a new lease of life to Dhanushkodi through easier access. <br />''<br />''According to Railway officials about 20,000 tourists were expected to visit Rameswaram by 2041, and a large chunk of them were likely to visit Dhanushkodi as well.</span>