NEW DELHI: In a rare intervention in civic affairs, Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has offered to fund repairs of Bengaluru’s notoriously battered roads. Congress MP P Chidambaram welcomed Shaw’s proposal but cautioned that the city’s infrastructure woes go beyond a shortage of funds. “The problem with our public works is not the lack of money; it is in the execution,” Chidambaram said in an online post, suggesting a system that could hold private industry accountable for the quality and timely delivery of public projects. Under Chidambaram’s blueprint, public contractors would still carry out the work, but a supervising company or industrialist—like Shaw—would be responsible for ensuring quality and adhering to deadlines. “Any penalties or cost overruns wou

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