Feasibility study on land connectivity with India in final stages, says Wickremesinghe
- Sri Lankan President said that the feasibility study on a proposal to establish land connectivity with India is in its final stages.
Highlights:
- Sri Lankan President, who was traveling to inspect the development work in the region, said that the preliminary work of the feasibility study was over and the final phase would be completed soon.
- This proposal and the prospect of a power grid connection between the two nations are likely to be discussed during the visit of India’s External Affairs Minister to Sri Lanka
- A commercial venture to sell the excess renewable energy to India would also be discussed during the Minister’s visit.
- However, Fishing has been a bone of contention between the nations since decades
- Sri Lanka would raise the contentious issue of illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters by Indian fishermen.
- The Palk Strait, a narrow strip of water separating Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka
- Fishermen from both countries are arrested frequently for inadvertently trespassing.
Prelims Takeaway
- India-Sri Lanka
- EEZ