357 infra projects witness cost overruns of â¹3.39 lakh crore
As many as 357 infrastructure projects, worth â¹150 crore and above, witnessed cost overruns of over â¹3.39 lakh crore owing to delays and other reasons, a Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation report said. Total original cost of implementation of 1,362 projects was â¹17,03,840.01 crore, it said. Their anticipated completion cost is likely to be â¹20,43,024.21 crore, the report added.