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NAGAPATTINAM: The Ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka, which was suspended in view of the monsoon, would resume on January 2 next year. Ticket bookings will go live after December 25, the ferry operator announced on Tuesday. The ferry service between India and Sri Lanka was relaunched after a gap of four decades on October 14, 2023.
IndSri Ferry Services Limited, a subsidiary of Subham Group of Companies, which operated the passenger ferry , ‘Sivagangai’ between Nagapattinam of India and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka, announced the recommencement of the service from January 2 ,2025.
The service which operated from August 16, 2024, was suspended on November 5 citing the monsoon.
Ticket bookings have already commenced on www.sailsubham.com and we are increasing the service to six days a week and the fare too has been reduced to under Rs. 35,000 per round trip to attract passengers,” said the chairperson of Subham Group, Sundararaj Ponnusamy.
“We will operate the ferry service daily except Wednesday.” (www.newindianexpress.com)
