India, Dec. 9 -- Serious allegations of massive irregularities running into thousands of crores in Maharashtra's water conservation projects were raised in the Assembly on Thursday, with MLA Anil Parab demanding answers over alleged corruption in multiple schemes.

Parab cited documents detailing striking discrepancies. In Buldhana's Sagargaon storage tank project, irregularities worth several crores have reportedly been uncovered. In Sindhudurg's Ari minor irrigation tank project, a tender initially sanctioned for Rs.10 crore allegedly ballooned to Rs.80 crore.

He further alleged that Shreeram Associates secured a 2009 tender using a false affidavit, forged documents and even a fake RC book, as indicated in revenue records. There are al...