DHANUSHKODI

Specialty Definition: Dhanushkodi

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Dhanuskodi, at the time the closest point on the Indian coast to Sri Lanka, was washed away in 1964 in a devastating cyclone. Also destroyed was the rail bridge connecting the town to the mainland, and a trainload of passengers was washed into the sea.

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