The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai (KKS) near Jaffna in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, which was launched in October 2023 by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), will resume on May 13, 2024 tentatively, the Indian High Commission in Colombo announced.
Issuing a statement, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said the ferry service will be operated by a private operator, IndSri Ferry Services, selected by SCI in consultation with the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL).
Meanwhile, in order to make the service affordable and attractive for passengers, the Government of India has decided to bear relevant charges and operating cost at Nagapattinam port to the tune of over LKR 25 million per month for a period of one year.
Similarly, the Sri Lankan government has reduced the deviation tax currently charged to passengers leaving Sri Lanka by passenger vessels and ships, the statement added.
