km ▁( near ly ▁ 3 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁sh ipping ▁time ) ▁off ▁the ▁voyage ▁around ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁This ▁proposed ▁channel ' s ▁current ▁alignment ▁requires ▁d red ging ▁through ▁Adam ' s ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Indian ▁political ▁parties ▁including ▁the ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁( B J P ), ▁All ▁India ▁Anna ▁D rav ida ▁Mun net ra ▁Kaz h ag am ▁( AI AD M K ), ▁Ras ht ri ya ▁Jan ata ▁Dal ▁( R J D ), ▁Jan ata ▁Dal ▁( Sec ular ) ▁( J D ( S )) ▁and ▁some ▁H indu ▁organis ations ▁opp ose ▁d red ging ▁through ▁the ▁sho al ▁on ▁religious ▁grounds . ▁The ▁cont ention ▁is ▁that ▁Adam ' s ▁Bridge ▁is ▁identified ▁popular ly ▁as ▁the ▁cause way ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁Ram ay ana . ▁The ▁political ▁parties ▁and ▁organizations ▁suggest ▁alternate ▁alignment ▁for ▁the ▁channel ▁that ▁avoid s ▁damage ▁to ▁Adam ' s ▁Bridge . ▁The ▁then ▁state ▁and ▁central ▁govern ments ▁opposed ▁such ▁changes , ▁with ▁the ▁Union ▁Sh ipping ▁Minister ▁T . ▁R ▁Ba alu , ▁who ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁D rav ida ▁Mun net ra ▁Kaz h ag am ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁maintain ing ▁that ▁the ▁current ▁proposal ▁was ▁econom ically ▁vi able ▁and ▁environment ally ▁sust ain able ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁other ▁alternatives . ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁to ▁d red ging ▁through ▁this ▁cause way ▁also ▁st ems ▁from