A ‘4g scam’ in BBMP? Rs 4,700 cr projects went to single contractor without tendering

Almost 50% of the 28,314 BBMP projects executed in the last five years were given to a single contractor, the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Ltd (KRIDL), without any tendering process, the Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP) has alleged.

Describing it as a ‘mega-scam’ after studying the BBMP finances since 2015, the party’s office-bearers told reporters on Tuesday the KRIDL was also paid a commission of up to 10%.

Sanjay Mehrotra, the BNP’s head of analytics, explained: “A total of 63,629 projects were approved in the period with a total approved value of Rs 21,653 crore.”

Of the approved projects, he said, only 28,314 projects were executed or are under execution with a total value of Rs 10,018 crore. Projects worth Rs 4,721 crore were given to the KRIDL, he added.