450 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.28 trillion: Report

As many as 450 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns totalling more than Rs 4.28 trillion, according to a report.
 
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above.
 
Of the 1,687 such projects, 450 reported cost overruns and 558 were delayed.
 
"Total original cost of implementation of the 1,687 projects was Rs 21,44,627.66 crore and their anticipated completion cost is likely to be Rs 25,72,670.28 crore, which reflects overall cost overruns of Rs 4,28,042.62 crore (19.96 per cent of original