As PURA gains momentum, rural roads are set to rope in private participation through 'bundling' the contracts-mainly, involving longer clusters of roads and of allied activities.
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Expertspeak Ways to lure
Policy suggestions for private participation in rural roads.The way for the government to attract private participation in rural roads should be introduce innovative bidding and quality processes such as bundling allied projects into a road contract,says Hemant Kanoria.
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