India-Sri Lanka ferry service delayed till May 17

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The passenger ferry services scheduled to begin operations on May 13 between Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka and Nagapattinam in India wil be delayed further due to the delay in delivery of the ferry and unavoidable compliance requirements , IndSri Ferry Service Pvt. Ltd. said.

While issuing an announcement company Managing Director S. Niranjan Nandagopan told the Daily Mirror that the service wil not operate on May 13 as planned but will operate on May 17.

The passenger vessel ‘Sivagangai’ is all set to resume ferry services between Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka and Nagapattinam in India on May 17, he said.

However, the company said that they have been assured by the authorities that all legal compliance requirement certificates will be issued well in time to start the service from May 17.

Those who have booked journeys from May 13 to 16, will be rescheduled to May 17.

Alternatively, they may also choose to travel on any date after May 17, 2024.

The Managing Director requests the customers who need to cancel their ticket to send an email to [email protected] and a full refund will be arranged immediately,” the company said.

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Hon. Sarneris Sunday, 12 May 2024 03:29 PM

The problem is Indians will allow passengers to carry goods in commercial quantities and destroy the local manufacturers. But our fools confiscate every thing. The other day they made a fuss about 10 kg of tea I was carrying through Katunayaka airport.

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Jude Sunday, 12 May 2024 04:00 PM

Stop the ferry. Only one using this ferry is people from South India to smuggle drugs to Sr Lanka or to do illegal employment

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Fact Monday, 13 May 2024 11:06 AM

Don’t be stupid , think about the possibilities and positive things ,there are ferries operating between countries in Europe ,turkey and other parts of the world not only to carry passengers but also to take the vehicles across and drive in other countries and come back. Don’t talk foolishly do you think a ferry station will be an open dock yar where people can bring anything ? there should be proper security messuages and passport control ,immigration etc

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Ram Sunday, 12 May 2024 04:15 PM

What an irresponsible statement How can the preplanned passenger travel by sudden cancellation they should provide free air ticket to travel on scheduled date Refunding ticket money is just annoying the passengers

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Standards person Sunday, 12 May 2024 06:40 PM

This is due to management laziness. Unless the officers in Sri Lanka get something in their back hands they will give flimsy reasons to delay it. The immigration,customs officers will be from the south. They will need board and lodgings. The passengers are not entitled for compensation like western countries for cancellation of scheduled tickets. Will we ever improve ? We may, if Sri Lanka has two states in one country.

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Sam Sunday, 12 May 2024 07:08 PM

This is not going to happened

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Arnold Monday, 13 May 2024 04:58 AM

Stop the ferry. Its a foolish move by the brainless politicians. This is going to destroy the all businesses in Sri Lanka and turn us all into beggars. If this goes on, all will have to go to ME as laborers and housemaids.

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