SALEM: India bought Wadge Bank from Sri Lanka in exchange for Katchatheevu, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee spokesman Dr P V Senthil said on Tuesday. According to the Congress spokesperson ...

Estimates about the area covered by the Bank vary. According to a 1957 study published by Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Research Station, the Wadge Bank covers 3,000 square miles. The study also ...

Indira Gandhi finally ceded the islet to Sri Lanka after taking the Wadge Bank in 1976. "Our Indian govt allowed and licensed Sri Lankan vessels to fish in the Wadge Bank for three years," he said ...

Estimates about the area covered by the Bank vary. According to a 1957 study published by Sri Lanka's Fisheries Research Station, the Wadge Bank covers 3,000 square miles. The study also ...

The Colachel Fishing Harbour near Kanniyakumari ... resource-rich deep-sea fishing grounds of Wadge Bank. In 1974, India recognised Katchatheevu as Sri Lanka’s territory and gave up claims ...