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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