The much-delayed passenger ferry service
between Sri Lanka and India is set to start by the end of April, Civil Aviation
Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said, according to Sri Lankan media reports.
"On April 29, the ferry service between Karaikal and
Kankesanthurai in port in Jaffna district would begin. Each passenger would be
allowed a 100 kg baggage allowance at a very concessionary rate," the
minister said.
De Silva said the opportunity would be open
to any passenger ferry operator of both countries to run the service.
A passenger terminal is being built by the
Sri Lanka Navy at Kankesanthurai. The service would be a four-hour-long voyage,
the Aviation Ministry here said.