SAARC ferry service will benefit inter Maldives transportation: Adhil Saleem

Minister of Transport and Communication, Mohamed Adhil Saleem has said that the SAARC ferry services will also benefit the inter Maldives transportations.

Minister Adhil said that the earlier it was planned that the ferry services will be to Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. However he said that in the first phase the ferry services will only be available to India, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

Minister Adhil said that this will be an advantage for the people who want to travel to these countries.  He said that this will be cost efficient and the people can carry goods easily. He also said that this will develop a sustainable transport system that provides safe and secure service 

The Minister also said that this transport network will enable facilitating equitable distribution of wealth, encouraging economic development, enabling social and commercial networking as well as the transportation of goods and services. He said that it will be pivotal in fostering economic growth and social cohesion.