Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday alleged that the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had suffered a loss of Rs. 950 crore in terms of cost escalation as a private contractor had stopped the underground construction works in front of the Vidhana Soudha for a year.
Participating in a debate in the Assembly on the State Budget, Mr. Kumaraswamy alleged that a hard rock had surfaced during the ground drilling work. Instead of using quality drillers to make way through the rock, the contractor had used poor quality machines leading to problems.
Due to this, the work on the North-South line had stopped for nearly a year leading to escalation of cost by Rs. 950 crore, he said.
He further alleged that the government had rejected the suggestion by the officials concerned to terminate the contract and also blacklist the particular company for the delay.
