| Source | Title | Author | Publication Date |
| The Island | Hazards for Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka from the excavation of the Palk Straits | Lareef Zubair | 29th March 1999 |
| The Island | Hazards for Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu from Sethusamudaram | Lareef Zubair | 7th Apr 1999 |
| The Island | Hazards from excavating the Palk Straits for shipping | Lareef Zubair | 5th Aug 2004 |
| The Island | Dangers Lanka and Tamil Nadu face from Sethusamudram | Lareef Zubair | 21st July 2005 |
| Source | Title | Author | Publication Date |
| HindustanTimes | Lankan environmentalist body objects to Indian project | P K Balachanddran | 7th Sep 2004 |
| HindustanTimes | Sethusamudram project will be a boon to Jaffna, says Lankan Tamil geographe | P K Balachanddran | 3rd Oct 2004 |
| HindustanTimes | India didn't keep Lanka in dark over Sethu project | PK Balachanddran | 14th Oct 2004 |
| HindustanTimes | Sethu project will revive Jaffnas ancient maritime glory: Historian | PK Balachanddran | 18th Oct 2004 |
| Sunday Observer | A canal to riches or environmental disaster? | Rohan Canagasabey | 26th Sep 2004 |
| Hindu | Hindu Editorial | 9th Sep 2004 | |
| Deccan Herald | The Sethusamudram canal: boon or bane? | S Murari | 26th Sep 2004 |
| Business Standard | Big vessels may have to skip Lanka canal | Vishaka Zadoo | 11th Dec 2004 |
| DailyMirror | Shifting sands would create problems for Sethusamudram Channel: Survey | By L. B. Senaratne | 22nd Dec 2004 |
| The Island | WP development, Colombo Port and Sethu Samudram Project | Professor Willie Mendis | 23rd Dec 2004 |
| Economic and Political Weekly | Is the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project Technically Feasible? | R Ramesh | January 22, 2005 |
| The Island | The Palk Strait: Nature's bi-lateral buffer zone | Professor Willie Mendis | 23rd March 2005 |
| HindustanTimes | Tsunami casts doubts on Sethu project | P K Balachanddran | 31st Jan 2005 |
| Sunday Observer | A Bridge to progress? | Arefa Tehsin | 31 July 2005 |
| The Island | SS project: Who looks after Lanka’s interests? | Hemantha Withanage | |
| The Island | Nuclear threat from Sethu Canal | D.S | |
| Daily News | Sethu Project Disastrous | Marine Experts | 6 April 2013 |