Rameswaram needs to be connected to all Metro & Major cities due to its importance of the holyness it has for doing the rites & rituals to the sole of every Hindus' ancestors of India like doing it in Varanasi & Gaya.Ever since the Independence, none of the railway ministers has shown any interest to upgrade the Rameswaram Station with more infrastructure by increasing the platforms, pit lines for maintenance & other basic ameneties for the pilgrims. For that, we can not blame Railways only.Ironically, the floating population is more than the actual residential population of Rameswaram due to day to day pilgrims visit & exit.In the last 4 decades, dravidian parties are only ruling Tamilnadu state. But,none of them has taken any initiative to give any kind of face lift to Rameswaram through changing the Danushkodi tsunami affected beach, temple,church areas as one of the tourist attraction places...
more... due to their not having any faith in hindu fundamental belief of doing rites to ancestors.At this juncture,if any other good goverance comes to power in the centre in next election only, we can expect something for making Rameswaram as a true pilgrim as well as heritage place.