▁by ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁India ▁before ▁undert aking ▁the ▁SS CP ▁project . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Rem ote ▁S ens ing ▁Agency ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁structure ▁" may ▁be ▁man - made ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁court ▁case , ▁a ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁stated ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁R ama ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁script ures . ▁this ▁claim ▁has ▁been ▁rejected ▁by ▁other ▁obser vers . ▁In ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁canal ▁project , ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁High ▁Court ▁in ▁its ▁ver dict ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁R ama ▁S eth u ▁is ▁a ▁man - made ▁structure . ▁ ▁The ▁Science ▁Channel ▁had ▁broadcast ▁an ▁episode ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁What ▁on ▁Earth ?, ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁on ▁Adam ' s ▁Bridge ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁ancient ▁H indu ▁myth ▁of ▁Lord ▁Ram ▁building ▁the ▁structure ▁could ▁be ▁true . ▁Deutsche ▁W elle ▁rejected ▁the ▁conclus ions ▁not ing ▁that ▁no ▁actual ▁evidence ▁is ▁offered ▁beyond ▁vague ▁spec ulation , ▁false ▁imp lications , ▁and ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁– ▁as ▁with ▁many ▁ge ological ▁form ations ▁– ▁not ▁every ▁detail ▁of ▁its ▁formation ▁has ▁been ▁in cont ro vert ibly ▁settled . ▁Indian ▁Ge ologist ▁C . ▁P . ▁Raj end ran ▁described ▁the ▁broadcast ▁as ▁an ▁" ab hor rent " ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁" post - tr uth ▁era , ▁where ▁deb ates ▁are ▁largely ▁focused ▁on ▁appe als ▁to