Karaikal-Jaffna ferry service expected to boost tourism
The Hindu
Sri Lankan envoy visits MARG Port at Karaikal to check the facilities
The proposed Karaikal-Jaffna Ferry Service, a component of the Sagarmala Programme of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for the promotion of coastal shipping, has been given a thrust by the Indian and Sri Lankan governments. Last week, Doraisamy Venkateshwaran, Deputy High Commissioner, Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission, Chennai, visited the MARG Port here to determine the facilities for the ferry service, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles. He held discussions with the Karaikal Collector Arjun Sharma. Rajeshwar Reddy, vice-president of port operations, MARG Karaikal Port, said the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner inspected the facilities for start of the service. According to official sources, the service will be implemented on a private-public partnership mode, with the MARG Karaikal Port acting as a facilitator.
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