MP News: Bhopal Bypass Built For ₹242cr, Govt Earns ₹270cr; Contractor Pockets Hundreds Of Crore | Representative Image
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The 52-km Bhopal bypass on National Highway 12, constructed at a value of Rs 242 crore, has earned the state authorities Rs 270.29 crore in toll income over six years, PWD Minister Rakesh Singh informed Assembly on Friday in a written reply.
MLA Pratap Grewal had requested about income and contractor earnings from the highway. Singh stated the corporate that constructed the bypass in 2013 additionally earned substantial sums, manipulating screw accounts to underreport day by day toll collections, which have been estimated at Rs 10.5 lakh per day.
As a outcome, the federal government suspended the contract on December 11, 2019, and resumed toll assortment the subsequent day. Between March 26, 2013 and December 11, 2019, the contractor reportedly collected Rs 150 crore.
Grewal stated that when the federal government didnot make investments even one rupee inthe bypass building, underneath what circumstances is it collectingtoll. It ought to instantly cease amassing toll.
He stated that regardless of amassing toll repeatedly for six years, thegovernment did nothing to keep up the 52-kilometer-long bypass,leading to collapse of its bridge.
