Sri Lankan President says land connectivity with India is viable
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Sri Lankan President says land connectivity with India is viable

According to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, a feasibility assessment for a plan to build a land connection with India is nearing completion. Wickremesinghe stated that the feasibility studies preliminary work was finished and the final phase will be finished shortly while on a tour of Mannar's northeastern district to evaluate the development activities taking place there. It is probable that this suggestion and the possibility of a power grid link During the minister's visit, Wickremesinghe stated that a business plan to export the extra renewable energy to India would also be explored. The foreign ministry of Sri Lanka declared on Saturday that Jaishankar would land in Colombo on June 20. However, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs made no formal notice about Jaishankar's visit.

If verified, Jaishankar's trip might mark his first formal, independent trip overseas since taking office as India's External Affairs Minister in the new administration earlier this month.

All Indian initiatives in Sri Lanka, including the wind power project in Mannar by the Adani group and the establishment of an industrial zone in the eastern port district of Trincomalee, will be considered during the visit, according to officials here.

According to reports in the local press, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda stated that India's unlawful bottom trawling and other fishing practices in Sri Lankan seas will be brought up by the island nation. Fishermen from both Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka benefit greatly from the abundant fishing grounds found in the tiny stretch of water known as the Palk Strait. When fishermen from both nations unintentionally enter each other's seas, they are often imprisoned.

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According to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, a feasibility assessment for a plan to build a land connection with India is nearing completion. Wickremesinghe stated that the feasibility studies preliminary work was finished and the final phase will be finished shortly while on a tour of Mannar's northeastern district to evaluate the development activities taking place there. It is probable that this suggestion and the possibility of a power grid link During the minister's visit, Wickremesinghe stated that a business plan to export the extra renewable energy to India would also be explored. The foreign ministry of Sri Lanka declared on Saturday that Jaishankar would land in Colombo on June 20. However, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs made no formal notice about Jaishankar's visit. If verified, Jaishankar's trip might mark his first formal, independent trip overseas since taking office as India's External Affairs Minister in the new administration earlier this month. All Indian initiatives in Sri Lanka, including the wind power project in Mannar by the Adani group and the establishment of an industrial zone in the eastern port district of Trincomalee, will be considered during the visit, according to officials here. According to reports in the local press, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda stated that India's unlawful bottom trawling and other fishing practices in Sri Lankan seas will be brought up by the island nation. Fishermen from both Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka benefit greatly from the abundant fishing grounds found in the tiny stretch of water known as the Palk Strait. When fishermen from both nations unintentionally enter each other's seas, they are often imprisoned.

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