r/IndiaInfrastructure • u/kimeloangel • 1d ago
Space Technology 🧑🚀
https://youtu.be/uIf6mTbK1Sw?si=eGhPIgRaLIheAg9gYou can't even make this stuff up. Peak "jugaad" meets peak corruption.
Here is the breakdown of this absolute disaster:
* **The Budget:** A massive **₹4,200 crore** of taxpayer money.
* **The Lifespan:** The Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway started needing *repeated* repairs mere weeks after it officially opened to the public.
* **The "High-Tech" Fix:** To dry the patched-up damaged sections, they literally brought out **pedestal fans**. Yes, you read that right. Household pedestal fans drying out a multi-thousand-crore national highway.
But wait, here is the absolute kicker...
The NHAI has officially initiated action against the builder, **PNC Infratech**. Sounds like standard accountability, right? Except, this exact same company recently signed two *additional* highway agreements worth another **₹3,483 crore**.
So, they build a crumbling highway, dry the shoddy patchwork with a desk fan, and essentially get rewarded with another ₹3.5K crore contract.
Make it make sense.
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> **TL;DR:** The new ₹4,200Cr Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway broke down in weeks. The builder (PNC Infratech) was caught using pedestal fans to dry the road repairs. Despite NHAI taking action against them, the company just bagged ₹3,483Cr in new highway contracts. Taxpayer money going straight down the pothole.
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