Govt seriously planning to make seawater drinkable: Raj CM

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today said her government is "seriously" planning on a project to make seawater drinkable to solve the crisis of drinking water in the state.
"The government is seriously planning on a scheme in which seawater will be made drinkable to meet the demand of drinking water in the state," she said addressing a gathering at Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari's programme in Salasar town.
"This is a visionary project and we are seriously working on it," Raje said.
The Chief Minister did not divulge further details on the project.
She also said the government is making efforts to improve the groundwater table in Rajasthan under the Mukhyamantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan.

Assuring that the state will have a strong network of roads under BJP rule, Gadkari said it has been decided that an additional 7,000 km of national highways would be constructed in Rajasthan.
The NHAI will now construct the ambitious ring road in Jaipur. The project will be taken up by the NHAI in next three months and will be completed within 15 months, the Union Minister said.