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Sri Lanka against India's channel project
(Shipping Times)
December 21, 1999
Proposal to dredge channel between the two countries may threaten marine life
By Rajendra Bajpai
SRI LANKA has opposed an Indian government move to cut the sea route between India's eastern and western coasts shorter by dredging a channel that divides the two countries.
Ships now take a detour around Sri Lanka as they move between the two coasts.
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