India, Oct. 8 -- Delhi's Barapullah Elevated Road Phase-III project, long overdue and over budget, is back in the spotlight. Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday ordered a probe by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) into a '175 crore payout made to the project's contractor, blaming it on "negligence and mismanagement" by the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government. The delay, has caused loss of hundreds of crores to the Government exchequer by way of cost overruns and payment of arbitration penalty due to the delay, to the private contractor, L&T.
According to Raj Niwas official, the role of previous ministers as well as officers of the Public Works Department (PWD), Revenue and Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) is under ...