Jaipur, April 3 -- Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Friday issued directives to prepare a detailed report for the realisation of the Jawai-Luni-Rann of Kutch National Waterway (NW-48).

He said that providing waterway connectivity for cargo transport and exports to industries within the state is one of the State Government's top priorities.

As per the Chief Minister's office release, Sharma was presiding over a meeting held at the Chief Minister's Office on Friday concerning National Waterway-48.

The Chief Minister directed the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and IIT Madras to assess the technical and financial aspects of this project, as well as to prepare a comparative study report regarding the estimated vessel...