3. Computer simulation: Ram Setu saved coastline from tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004

4. A volcanic canyon west of Rama Setu, 1 m to 3000 m slope Location map. Inset: bathymetry map of the Gulf of Mannar (reproduced from Murty et al., 1994) http://www.Setusamudram.in/htmdocs/Articles/cp_rajendran_2.htm

6. Heatflow in Rama Setu 100 to 180 milliwatt per sq. m. comparable to Himalayan hotsprings Will dredging in the area activate these heat zones? This question has to be answered by a multi-disciplinary team.

7. Mannar Volcanic rocks 100 m. old in Gulf of Mannar, making Rama Setu an ancient formation

9. Valmiki ramayana, Sarga 21, Yuddhakandam Describes Rama’s victory over the ocean; he releases the arrow which makes a volcano erupt, resulting in a tsunami. This episode is validated by the heatflow map of Bharatam in the Rama Setu region.

16. Tsunami effect: 2,60,000 lives lost Destruction of Aceh island, damage in beaches north of Chennai and Nagapattinam Sea-bed has risen by about 200 m. in some regions 2/3 of the aquatic life and corals devastated in the Biosphere Reserve/Marine National Parks

17. Next tsunami through channel route will destroy Kerala and Tamilnadu coastline : tsunami energy will funnel through as Ram Setu barrier is dented. This serious consequence should be evaluated by a multi-disciplinary team as recommended by Rameswaram Judge. Be prepared for a probable next tsunami. Geoscientific investigations on the active convergence zone between the east Eurasian and Indo-Australian Plates along Indonesia (GINCO I) FSSONNE cruise SO-137 Fault-lines and earthquake zones http://www.bgr.de/b322/grafik/ginco_fig1_k.png Indian plate dynamically moves northwards @6 cm. per year resulting in plate tectonics (e.g Bhuj earthquake, Aceh quake).

21. Malabar Bowen map (1747) drawn by Netherlands shows Ramarcoil I (that is, Rama temple).

24. Religious and cultural sites, 8th-12th centuries http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object =071 Schwartzberg Atlas , p. 34.

25. Islamic expansion and changing Western views of South Asia, 7th-12th centuries (Al-Biruni’s record) http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object =070 Schwartzberg Atlas , v. , p. 33.

26. Puranic India (Bharata) http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object =064 Schwartzberg Atlas , v. , p. 27.

34. Kilakkarai and other places produce s’ankha, a cultural symbol venerated in Bharatiya traditions (West Bengal Dev. Corpn. In Kilakarai has an annual turnover of Rs. 100 crores to procure s’ankha

35. Ancient Setu (Aryachakravarti) coins of Jaffna, 13 th century and Parantaka Chola copper plate (10 th cent.) (Nagaswamy R. 1979. Thiruttani and Velanjeri Copper Plates . State Dept. Of Archaeology, Tamilnadu. Madras. See: L’Hernault F. 1978. L’Iconographie de Subrahmanya au Tamilnad , Institut Francais d’ Indologie. Pondichery, p.111, ph. 63.) The copper plates indicate that Aparajitavarman went to Setutirtha. Setupati coinage, 16 th and 17 th century Obverse: Sri Ganapati, seated.Reverse, in Tamil, Se-Tu-Pa-(Ti missing). Tamil script.

36. S’ankha is unique to Bharatam coastline, not found anywhere else in the world Date of the woman’s burial with ornaments 6500 Years Before Common Era. Wide shell-bangle and shell ornaments

37. 8,500 year-old S’ankha industry, Gulf of Mannar S’ankha industry thrives in Kilakkarai (Rs. 100 crore annual turnover); s’ankha kr.s’aana (S’ankha cutter) mentioned in Rigveda, Atharvaveda Wide bangle made from a single conch shell and carved with a chevron motif, Harappa; marine shell, Turbinella pyrum (After Fig. 7.44, Kenoyer, 1998) National Museum, Karachi. 54.3554. HM 13828. Seven shell bangles from burial of an elderly woman, Harappa; worn on the left arm; three on the upper arm and four on the forearm; 6.3 X 5.7 cm to 8x9 cm marine shell, Turbinella pyrum (After Fig. 7.43, Kenoyer, 1998) Harappa museum. H87-635 to 637; 676 to 679.

38. Prambananan (Brahmavana), Indonesia

48. Only Bharatam coastline produces s’ankha

50. Project location

52. Serious consequences of Alignment route 6, suddenly chosen, cutting through Rama Setu, ignores other expert committee-recommended options. Why was Alignment 4 abandoned which was considered the best choice? http://sethusamudram.gov.in

53. Setusamudram Channel Passage – current alignment

56. Build tsunami protection walls as part of any canal project: example, tsunami wall in Japan

59. Rama Setu should be deemed to be a world heritage site Rama Setu (Adam's bridge) is a sacred monument. NEERI has failed to take this fact into account before suggesting the new channel passage route. Many monuments in India have also been declared as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Some examples of such declaration: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1138 Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection in Panama http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/653 Tubbataha Reef Marine Park in the Philippines http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/898 Kvarken Archipelago / High Coast in Sweden/Finland http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/369 Giant's causeway and Causeway coast in UK http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/154 Great Barrier Reef in Australia http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/764 Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System in Belize http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/80 Mont St. Michel and its bay in France http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/672 Ha Long Bay in Vietnam http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/306 Matobo Hills in Zimbabwe Rama Setu (or Nala Setu) should be declared as such a World Heritage Site. Here's how a US court deals with desiccation of a sacred mountain in USA: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070312-1046-environment-navajos.html U.S. court backs Indian tribe on sacred mountain