In a major decision, Maharashtra government yesterday decided to scrap 94 tenders in 14 irrigation projects in the Konkan and Nashik divisions, which are under the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s scanner, a move viewed as a setback for NCP leader and former Water Resources minister Ajit Pawar, who allegedly approved them by tweaking norms
In a major decision, Maharashtra government yesterday decided to scrap 94 tenders in 14 irrigation projects in the Konkan and Nashik divisions, which are under the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s scanner, a move viewed as a setback for NCP leader and former Water Resources minister Ajit Pawar, who allegedly approved them by tweaking norms.
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This includes 81 works related to Gosi-Khurd irrigation project in the Vidarbha region, which has seen a massive cost escalation in the last 35 years.
The decision to scrap the tenders was taken during a meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
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