While Indian infrastructure attracts investment, it often suffers cost and time overruns, and poor monitoring. The Bangalore Metro Rail Project, initially estimated to cost Rs 6,395 crore, is now likely to cost Rs 11,609 crore. Its first phase opens this month—five years after work began.

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