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As all these projects are pertaining to Bangalore South, citizens of that area will be more knowledged about these.
In general, as I go through the list, I find that no where the sanctioned amount has NEITHER fallen SHORT, NOR got EXCESS. That shows that accounts are being manipulated for presentation sake. The life of the projects are not mentioned so as to ascertain the quality. The brand of material is not mentioned to calculate the costs.
Hence this data is just for an EYE WASH and NOT a realistic SCENE.