
‘If cost of roads is ₹335.17 crore, why is cost of maintenance ₹785.31 crore?
The Hindu
KRDCL told to re-tender work of improvement and maintenance of 12 high-traffic-density corridors in Bengaluru
Karnataka State Road Development Corporation (KRDCL) has been instructed to re-tender the work of improvement and maintenance of 12 high-traffic-density corridors in Bengaluru, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.
Answering a question by Congress member P.R. Ramesh in the legislative Council on December 23, the Chief Minister said the government noticed many loopholes during a review of the tenders that had been finalised. While the cost of development of roads is ₹335.17 crore, the cost of their maintenance for five years had been pegged at ₹785.31 crore.

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