Launch of ferry service to Jaffna delayed

Launching the high-speed passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka has been deferred for unspecified reasons.

According to Syed Zuhair, director of K.P.V Shaik Mohamed Rowther & Co Private Limited, the private travel agency that sells tickets for the service, the inaugural service was scheduled for Oct. 10.

“However, for various reasons, the inaugural launch has been postponed for a few days,” he said. Sources said the launch is likely on Oct. 12.