The standing committee of the BJP-led NDMC today ordered an “internal audit” into the financial planning of the much-delayed Rani Jhansi flyover project in north Delhi, after a party councillor alleged “cost escalation” during its execution.
Senior officials of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), however, rejected the charge, saying there had been “no cost escalation” or “any irregularity” in the ambitious project that seeks to decongest the area.
The 1.6-km-long flyover from near St Stephen’s Hospital to Filmistaan Cinema, was originally scheduled to be completed by September 2010, but has missed several deadlines.
Lt Governor Anil Baijal on June 23 had inspected the site of the under-construction Rani Jhansi Grade Separator, and…
