CAAG: Irregularities in road project by LDF govt

Kochi: The Comptroller and Auditor General(CAAG) has found large scale irregularities in implementing a project to rebuild 29 PWD roads of 718.94 km across 13 districts at a cost of ₹5119.54 crore benefitting contractors worth about Rs 40 crore, On Manorama reported. Deficiencies in areas like detailed project reports, bidding documents and deviations while executing infrastructure development projects after the 2018 floods were detected in the CAAG report which was placed in Kerala Assembly on Tuesday.As part of infrastructure rebuilding after the 2018 floods, the CPM-led Kerala government had embarked on the Rebuild Kerala Initiative to rebuild 29 PWD roads of 718.94 km across 13 districts at a cost of ₹5119.54 crore.