Auditor Report Says Telangana's Kaleshwaram Project Economically Unviable
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The report of the CAG on the performance audit of the flagship project of the previous BRS government was tabled in the legislative assembly.
The Comptroller and Auditor General has come out with a damning report on Telangana's Kaleshwaram project, which says it was economically unviable from the start and details the massive cost overruns, possible undue benefits accrued to contractors and the poor planning involved.
The cost of the Kaleshwaram Project, touted as the world's largest multi-stage lift irrigation project is now likely to exceed Rs 1.47 lakh crore, as against Rs 81,911 crore projected to the Central Water Commission (CWC), a new report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said on Thursday.
The report of the CAG on the performance audit of the flagship project of the previous BRS government was tabled in the legislative assembly.
