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Visitors are allowed on the bridge from 9 am to 5.30 pm.
The tourism department issued an advisory on May 29, stopping all adventure activities and boating near the water bodies due to predictions of heavy rain.
Until the release of Premam only local people knew about the spot.
According to the Kerala tourism newsletter, the bridge at Vellayani came to the limelight following the massive success of the 1989 Malayalam film ‘Kireedam’.
The width is good enough for earthmovers, excavators, trucks, ambulances and jeeps to Mundakai.
The inauguration is scheduled for July 29.
A trial run was conducted on a 46-km-long electrified line section between Sangaldan in Ramban district and Reasi at a speed of 40 kmph.
The bridge, constructed by the state government, was not opened to the public as approach roads to the bridge were yet to be constructed.
The bridge got its name after the songs of the cult classic movie ‘Kireedam’ were shot here.
A 48-year-old man, who runs a welding workshop and works as a building contractor is a local hero in Kokkayar these days.
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