Feasibility study on road to Talaimannar soon-India

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The Indian government will soon carry out a feasibility study on establishing a road link between Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and Talaimannar in Sri Lanka, said Union Minister of State for Transport, Highways and Shipping Pon. Radhakrishnan said.

“India is keen on implementing the project. It needs the consent of both countries. The project needs to be discussed at various levels,” he told reporters here on Saturday.

Stating that the Centre had begun consultations to carry out a feasibility study on various aspects, Mr. Radhakrishnan said the sea bridge was aimed at ensuring seamless traffic between the two nations.

To a question, he said the Centre had studied different alignments to implement the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP). It would be implemented by adopting a new alignment without affecting the sentiments of the people and the ecology of Gulf of Mannar. The government would expedite the project once the Supreme Court disposed a case pending before it.

The BJP shared the sentiments of fishermen and the Centre had already initiated diplomatic talks with Sri Lanka to secure the release of the fishermen who were arrested recently.(The Hindu)

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Sapu Sunday, 25 October 2015 03:52 PM

India should avoid doing feasibility studies without SL consent

Kamal Sunday, 25 October 2015 04:50 PM

India is trying prove that this is good for SL by the feasibility study as Ranil said no for it previously

Lal Sunday, 25 October 2015 06:13 PM

Will the govt agents come clean on this? The nation deserves an answer.

Sapu Sunday, 25 October 2015 06:19 PM

This bridge will pave the way for the end of our sovereignty.

The God Father Sunday, 25 October 2015 07:35 PM

This is very dangerous for Sri Lanka.

gayan Sunday, 25 October 2015 08:29 PM

Nobody gives two cents about a govt without a backbone. Superpowers do as they please with SL.

sach` Monday, 26 October 2015 08:42 AM

RW said no? RW is a supporter of this..

nan Monday, 26 October 2015 11:15 AM

BYE BYE SRILANKA .WE WILL BE INDOLANKA -PROVINCE

Loyal Citizen Monday, 26 October 2015 11:23 AM

Smuggling drugs to the country is going to get easier.

lkboy Monday, 26 October 2015 12:25 PM

Seems like most people dont like this project.

edward Monday, 26 October 2015 01:10 PM

India must first do a feasibility study to find-out how many toilets are needed by poor villagers in Tamil Nadu and provide it without further delay.

ari Monday, 26 October 2015 06:39 PM

You can do feasibility studies until the cows come home but we should never have any physical links with India. We have enough enough troubles as it is.

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