The high-speed passenger ferry between Sri Lanka and India is scheduled to commence operations tomorrow (Oct 10), it was reported.
The ferry service will operate from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, India to Kankesanthurai port in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
Indian media reported in September that the passenger terminal was being set up at the Nagapattinam Port and that the works were to be completed ahead of the commencement of the ferry service.
The route would cover a distance of 60 nautical miles and the ferry would have at least 150 passengers with the journey taking around two hours.
The operations would be initiated by the Shipping Corporation of India and controlled by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). (NewsWire)
