26 March 2023 04:01 pm
The ferry service between Karaikal Port in Pondicherry, India and Kankesanthurai (KKS), scheduled to commence from April 29, 2023, Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said.
He said the first cruiser line of the new ferry service will call on April 29 at the Port of KKS from Karaikal Port in Pondicherry.
The Minister said this during a discussion with the stake holders of this new ferry service held recently at the Ministry.
According to the ferry service owners, US$50 will be charged per passenger for one way trip and a baggage of 100 kg will be allowed.
A ferry would carry 150 passengers at a time and will sail around 4 hours from Karaikal Port to KKS and only day time operations will be conducted during the first phase of the operations.
The Minister said that since the ferry service has been open, any entrepreneur from Sri Lanka and India can join the opportunity.
The Minister also said that the expansion activities of the port of KKS would be expedited. “Since the credit grant facility by India for these constructions at present is insufficient, an addition credit facility of US$ 16 million has been requested from the Indian Exim Bank”, the Minister said. (Ajith Siriwardana)