India considering road and rail link to Sri Lanka across Palk Strait

Wed, Jun 17, 2015, 10:03 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.June 17, Colombo: India's central government is considering building a road and rail link to Sri Lanka across the Palk Strait to enhance transport between the two countries, according to an Indian media report.
A proposal for providing road and rail link bridging the divide across Palk Strait has already been submitted to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), for a pre-feasibility study and subsequent financing, the DNA news agency reported quoting the Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari.
Following the inauguration of Agartala-Dhaka bus service and signing of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal motor vehicle agreement, the Centre is also looking at connecting India and Sri-Lanka, Gadkari has said on Tuesday.
The road connectivity, built across Palk Strait, could possibly be a combination of a sea-bridge and underwater tunnel. The underwater tunnel will also allow movement of ships through it.

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India considering to establish a rail bridge link to Sri Lanka

Mon, Jul 6, 2015, 11:38 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.July 06, Chennai: Indian central government is considering a proposal to establish a rail bridge linking Rameswaram in the Tamil Nadu state and Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka's northwest, Union minister of state for road transport, highways and shipping, Pon Radhakrishna has said.
During his visit to the city on Sunday, the Union Minister has told reporters during an informal chat that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government is considering a proposal to establish a bridge to connect the two countries, Deccan Chronicle reported.
A short boat ride used to connect the railway lines that ended at Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka and Dhanushkodi in India, which was in operation till 1966. The distance between Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram and the Sri Lankan boundary is about 23 kilometers.

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Indian Minister discusses $5.19 billion India-Lanka road project with Sri Lankan PM

Tue, Sep 15, 2015, 09:47 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Sept 15, New Delhi: India's Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has held discussions with the visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today on an ambitious US$ 5.19 billion road project linking the two countries.
Gadkari, who called on the visiting Prime Minister on Tuesday, has discussed construction of a sea bridge and an underwater tunnel linking the 22-km stretch between Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka and Dhanushkodi in India, PTI reported citing official sources.

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India to begin talks with Sri Lanka on US$ 5.19 billion road project linking the two

Sun, Sep 20, 2015, 08:30 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Sept 20, New Delhi: India is preparing to engage in high-level hold talks with Sri Lanka by October on an ambitious US$ 5.19 billion road project linking the two countries, according to a report.
During Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's visit to New Delhi last week, India's Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari discussed the project with the Sri Lankan Prime Minister.

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AW: India to begin talks with Sri Lanka on US$ 5.19 billion road project linking the

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US$ 5.19 billion road project linking the two countries,

Zum Vergrößern anklicken....

Zuerst einmal die Fährverbindung erneut eröffnen und den Bedarf testen.

Hiier mal ein Link zu Infos über die alte Fährverbindung.

Leider sind nicht mehr alle Bilder vorhanden.

Es gab täglich ein Schiff in beiden Richtungen.

Link: Sri Lank Forum - Indo-Ceylon Express

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täglich zwei Züge Medawachchiya - Talaimannar Pier

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Talaimannar Pier, Fotos MA*R*CO, 2015

India to carry out feasibility study on road link to Sri Lanka

Sun, Oct 25, 2015, 11:19 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.Oct 25, Tiruchi: The Indian government will soon carry out a feasibility study on establishing a road link between Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka, an Indian minister has said.
Union minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan has said that India is keen on implementing the project.
"It needs the consent of both countries. The project needs to be discussed at various levels," The Hindu said quoting the Minister.

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Indian Minister says an agreement to build India-Sri Lanka Bridge would be finalized

Tue, Apr 12, 2016, 08:46 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.Apr 12, New Delhi: An Indian central government minister has said that India and Sri Lanka could soon finalize an agreement for building a bridge connecting the two countries.
The Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari has said on Monday that the project is under consideration, according to an IANS report.
"The project is under consideration, it is under discussion. But nothing has been finalized," Mr Gadkari was quoted as telling journalists at the Foreign Correspondents Club in New Delhi on Monday.

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Sri Lanka says no discussions with India over building a sea bridge

Wed, Apr 27, 2016, 07:32 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.Apr 27, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said it had not held any discussions with India over constructing a sea bridge and tunnel connecting the two countries.
Government spokesperson Rajitha Senaratne told Xinhua that despite media reports which say that Sri Lanka and India were in discussions over the connectivity bridge, there had been no talks held between the two countries.
"Formally and informally, no talks have been held. We have not entered into any talks with India on this subject," he said.

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No plans to construct a bridge to connect Sri Lanka and India, Sri Lankan President

Thu, Aug 11, 2016, 01:25 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.Aug 11, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday dismissing the reports of constructing a bridge from Thalaimannar to connect India and Sri Lanka, said neither the Sri Lankan government nor the Indian government ever held any discussion regarding the purported bridge.
Participating in a religious ceremony held at the Ganelanda temple in Thalawathugoda on Wednesday, the President further said that the Government will not do such "imprudent and unpatriotic acts" and vehemently rejected such allegations spread to make the Government unpopular.

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