The resumption of the passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and the Kankesanthurai region near Jaffna in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka has been delayed again for an indefinite period, Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has said. The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai (KKS) suburb of Jaffna district, which was to resume on May 13, was delayed due to a "technical shortcoming", de Silva said on Wednesday. Originally scheduled to restart on May 13, the service was postponed due to an undisclosed "technical shortcoming," Sri Lankan Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva announced on Wednesday. It is worth recalling that the much-anticipated ferry service between India and Sri Lanka commenced on October 14 last year after nearly four decades, only to be suspended a few days later due to rough weather. Since then, the resumption of the ferry service, a vital component of India-Sri Lanka maritime cooperation, has been postponed three times Read More... https://www.srilankaweekly.co.uk/resumption-of-india-sri-lanka-ferry-service-delayed-indefinitely-due-to-technical-shortcoming/