The court in its interim order had allowed dredging activity for the project to the extent that it did not in anyway damage the Ram Sethu. While withdrawing the affidavits, the Centre had said that it has total respect for all religions, and Hinduism in particular, in the context of the present case. “The Central Government is alive and conscious of the religious sensibilities, including the unique, ancient and holy text of Ramayana,” it had said.