India, June 26 -- Union ports, shipping and waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday announced the prioritisation of the proposed Goa Water Metro. The project envisages connecting the state capital of Panaji on the banks of the River Mandovi to riverine towns and villages.

The Union government had given the preliminary go-ahead for the project after the state government appointed Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) to prepare a detailed project report. The KMRL has surveyed around 38 locations and identified eight potential routes. "The Goa Water Metro project, earlier envisaged in a later phase, has now been brought into phase I implementation priority," Sonowal said. He added that this was being done at chief minister Pramod Sawant'...