jaipur rajasthan is all set to implement nda governments ambitious project of linking rivers by launching the project on a pilot basis here two projects on a pilot basis on bunandi in mahi basin and aahu river in chambal basin have already been started chief minister vasundhara raje shared the information about the launch of the project in her inaugural speech at a daylong workshop on for water concept at kukas on thursday she said that the work on the two rivers done presently is on experimental basis but linking of all major rivers will be completed by the state government over the next five years the riverlinking project is an ambitious project of the nda government which was first discussed by former prime minister atal bihari vajpayee however the congressled upa government placed it on the backburner during the campaigning for the recent polls the bjp and its senior leaders including prime minister narendra modi repeatedly had emphasised on the need for linking of rivers through the country and how the project can help resolve the water crisis in several areas in the state too raje has stressed on the importance of the project and wasted no time in launching the project here giving details on the project she said linking the rivers will prove beneficial in the long run and resolve the water crisis to a large extent the success of this project though depends on the cooperation we get from people and farmers the training workshop on water conservation was held by the rural development and panchayati raj department raje added that water conservation and proper management of water topped the state governments list of priorities for the past few months experts have been roped in and studies are being conducted for enhanced watermanagement she said raje added that all possible efforts are being made to raise the groundwater levels in the state talking about the water situation raje said that while the largest state in the country had only 116 of the total water in the country of the 1605 billion cubic metre bcm water available through rainfall 4 bcm flows away and is wasted she said