Tourists express joy over walk on glass bridge

Despite rain in the district on Monday, tourists who had come to Kanniyakumari from different parts of the country found joy in an unexpected atmosphere. The inauguration of India’s first glass bridge over the sea by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin added a memorable touch to their joy

Despite rain in the district on Monday, tourists who had come to Kanniyakumari from different parts of the country found joy in an unexpected atmosphere. The inauguration of India’s first glass bridge over the sea by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin added a memorable touch to their joy.

When The Hindu spoke to some of the visitors, they said it was a pleasant experience walking on the glass bridge over the sea. “Marvellous!”, said Jatayu, a tourist from Madhya Pradesh. “We planned the trip two months ago. But we came to know about the grand celebrations only after arriving here,” he said.

The walk on the bridge gave a unique, exciting experience, said Shravan from Bengaluru.

The district, which already had waterfalls among other spots to attract visitors, would attract them in more numbers in the coming months, said the local people.

A local tour operator said the government should publicise the uniqueness of the glass bridge and saint poet Tiruvalluvar in other States. The CM should direct officials to disseminate information about the new infrastructure to other States through the Tourism Department, he said.

A “pattimandram”, which was organised on the occasion to hail the greatness of Tiruvalluvar, was moderated by popular orator Suki Sivam. Despite showers, the public turned up in large numbers giving some tough time to the organisers.

The CM, who was accompanied by Ministers Udayanidhi Stalin, Geetha Jeevan and E..V. Velu, and MPs T.R. Baalu and Kanimozhi, went around the Tiruvalluvar Statue. Mr. Stalin’s wife Durga Stalin too was present. The visitors were awestruck by a sand sculpture of the saint poet and offered flowers to it.