The passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai in Jaffna and Nagai in Tamil Nadu, India, which was temporarily suspended due to adverse weather conditions, has resumed transport operations.

It is reported that the ferry service, which suspended services on 13 June, resumed operations yesterday (18 June).

The ferry is operated by Subham Ferry Services, a subsidiary of the Subham Group. 

The ferry service was relaunched for the first time in August 2024 after a 41-year hiatus owing to Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict. 

It runs six days a week, excluding Tuesdays,  and has been operating under the protection of the Navy and with the approval of the Government. (Newswire)

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says discussions are being planned with the Government of India regarding the ferry service between Mannar in Sri Lanka and Rameswaram in India.

President Dissanayake said that the discussions are focused on expediting the launch of the passenger ferry service.

He made the remarks while speaking in Mannar.  

In November last year, it was reported that passenger ferry services between Rameswaram and Talaimannar would be revived soon.

According to Indian media, News Today, ferry services between Rameswaram and Talaimannar were operational from 1914 until 1964, when they were suspended following the cyclone that hit Dhanushkodi. 

After a brief resumption from 1969 to 1984, the service was again halted due to security concerns arising from the civil conflict in Sri Lanka. 

India’s central government suspended ferry operations in 1984, and they have remained closed for the past 42 years. (Newswire)

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The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Sri Lanka is all set to commence again from August 16 as all clearances have been obtained by the operator, according to Indian media. 

DT Next reports that the IndSri Ferry Service Private Ltd in an official communication on Monday said that the ferry service would be operated from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu to Kankesanthurai at Jaffna in Sri Lanka.

As per the statement, the operators said the ferry, ‘Sivagangai’ has been deployed for the service for which the online booking for passengers would open from midnight on August 12 and the service will start from August 16.

Though the service was initially planned between Karaikal and Kankesanthurai, subsequently, the route was altered from Nagapattinam as Karaikal port has been focussing on coal shipments, particularly, for industrial purposes, and in that case, it might be risky for the facility to handle passenger services.

After the agreement made between India and Sri Lanka, the Nagapattinam port was readied with an allocation of Rs 3 crore for port modernisation and construction of separate lounges for obtaining citizenship, medical examination, security check and scanning of baggage.

The service was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the trial run in October 2023. The service commenced with the vessel Cheriyapani, thereafter suspended since the climatic conditions were not favourable.

Sources said that there are as many as 150 seats for passengers in addition to 30 crew members. The tickets were fixed at Rs 6,000. (Newswire)

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The high-speed passenger ferry from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, India to Kankesanthurai port in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka is likely to commence in the first week of October 2023.

According to Indian media, India’s Minister for Public Works EV Velu made the remarks on Wednesday while speaking to reporters after inaugurating the dredging operations at the Nagapattinam port.

The minister also conducted a review meeting over the ongoing works to commence the high-speed passenger ferry from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka. 

The passenger terminal is being set up at the Nagapattinam Port and it is reported that the works will be completed ahead of the commencement of the ferry service.

The minister told reporters that 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), said the minister. 

Minister EV Velu added that the service will be beneficial for the education, health, commerce and tourism of Sri Lankans while the cultural exchange and economics in Tamil Nadu delta districts will develop manifold. (NewsWire)

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The governments of Sri Lanka and India have decided to launch a passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai in Jaffna, Sri Lanka to Karaikal in India from 29th April 2023, it has been reported. 

According to reports, discussions in this regard have been held between the Minister of Ports and Shipping Nimal Siripala de Silva and India’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Sunday (26).

It has also been decided to establish two Immigration and Emigration offices, one each in Kankesanthurai and Karaikal for this purpose, while preliminary measures have already commenced in this regard. 

Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has revealed that boats will not be provided initially by the governments of India and Sri Lanka for the ferry service, instead, boats will be provided under the tender called for by the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Under the new passenger ferry programme, a ferry will hold a capacity of a total of 150 passengers with each passenger’s allowed baggage weight of 100 kilos, while the cost of one-way travel is US$ 50. (NewsWire)

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