In UP, Congress takes highway to poll heaven

Bidding rules are being changed so that highway projects may be awarded in constituencies of select politicians before the model code of conduct comes into force for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections next year. The projects in question are a 165km Tanda-Rae Bareilly highway requiring a Rs500 crore investment, and the 140km Rae Bareilly-Banda stretch, requiring Rs350 crore. In order to ensure quick awarding of these two projects, the ministry of road transport and highways took them up on an “engineering procurement contract” basis. With this, the projects became entitled for funding through central government funds.

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