Chandigarh, March 6 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini informed the Haryana Assembly on Thursday that the state government has decided that a separate tender will be required if any expansion in the already approved and under construction project becomes necessary.

Responding to a query during the question hour of the Vidhan Sabha, CM Saini said that the move is aimed at effectively addressing issues related to cost enhancement and budget escalation.

Saini said that it is often observed that once a project is underway, its scope is expanded midway. Repeated expansions during implementation create several complications, leading to increase in project costs and enhancement-related challenges, he said.

The CM said that to address...