CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Karaikal port is located on the Eastern coast of India in Karaikal District of Puducherry state around 300 Km along the coast south of Chennai.

Detailed explanation-2: -Passenger ferry service is slated to commence from next month between India and Sri Lanka. The ferry service will connect the Kankesanthurai port in Jaffna district and Puducherry. Sri Lanka’s Ports and Shipping minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said that the Indian government had extended consent for the service.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kankesanthurai is on the north coast of the Jaffna Peninsula, near Point Pedro, the northernmost point in Sri Lanka. Its port is to the north, facing the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean. The climate of Jaffna peninsula is considered to be tropical monsoonal with a seasonal rhythm of rainfall.

Detailed explanation-4: -Karaikal is one of the four regions of the Union Territory of Puducherry. It is surrounded by the Nagappattinam and Thiruvarur Districts of Tamil Nadu State. Area: 161 Sq. Km.