[🇮🇳] King of Infrastructure Project. Land lock Rajasthan to get a giant inland port linking Jalore to Arabian Sea,

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Date of Event: Dec 5, 2025

Source : https://www.indiatvnews.com/rajasthan/rajasthan-to-get-inland-port-linking-jalore-to-arabian-sea-all-you-need-to-know-about-it-2025-11-20-1018334

Rajasthan to get inland port linking Jalore to Arabian Sea | All you need to know about it​

Rajasthan's inland port: It will be a 262-kilometre waterway that will connect Jalore with the Gulf of Kutch. The project aims to reduce dependency on roads and railways for transporting cargos.​

An inland port will be developed in Rajasthan's Jalore/ Representative imageImage Source : Freepik
Edited By: Aalok Sen Sharma
Published: November 20, 2025 16:44 IST, Updated: November 20, 2025 16:44 IST

Jalore (Rajasthan):
With an aim to boost trade and improve interstate connectivity, the Centre and the Rajasthan government will jointly develop an inland port in the Jalore district that will connect the state directly with the Arabian Sea via Kandla Port in Gujarat, announced state Water Resources Minister Suresh Rawat on Tuesday.




The development comes after the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras submitted the draft of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the inland port, which is currently being studied by the Rajasthan government. The final DPR will be presented once the Rajasthan government provides its comments on the draft.

"The inland port will open new avenues for industries in Jalore, Barmer, and surrounding regions, including textiles, stone, agricultural products, oilseeds, guar, pulses, and millet," Rawat was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Here's everything you need to know about this project: ​

• For this project, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed in Mumbai last month between the Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority and the Inland Waterways Authority of India.
• It will be a 262-kilometre waterway that will connect Jalore with the Gulf of Kutch. The project aims to reduce dependency on roads and railways for transporting cargos.
• It will also link the Jawai-Luni-Run of Kutch river system, which has already been declared National Waterway-48 by the central government.
• The project involves dredging costs of over Rs 10,000 crore.
• The Rajasthan government will provide 14 km of land for the inland port's development. Once the project gets completed, it will be completely operated by the state government.
• According to an estimate, this project will help in generating around 50,000 employment opportunities in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
• It would also lead to establishment of new industries, warehouses, cold storage facilities and industrial clusters in Rajasthan.