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    • The long wait for light at the end of Zojila tunnel: Don’t blame only developers. India’s bidding criteria for roads are faulty too.

    By on January 1, 2021

    Indian army tents at the base of the Zojila pass; Yawar Nazir/Getty Images

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    With cost overruns of INR1.45 lakh crore, one theme runs across India’s public-infrastructure projects — poor implementation rate and quality. An overhaul of the tendering process may make our roads less bumpy.

    After 10 years, four unsuccessful tenders, and a stressed developer, the Zojila tunnel project, aimed at providing all-weather connectivity between Srinagar, Kargil, and Leh, continues to hang fire. The crucial public infrastructure project — it was planned as Asia’s longest tunnel — received approval in 2007 but landed up with IL&FS Transportation Networks (ITNL) only late last year.Is ITNL the right choice for such a project? All

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