Scholarly appraisal of the Indian edition?

I have been looking into acquiring the Indian edition of the Tipitaka
(as I've written to this list before, it was reprinted in Taiwan)
--weight and freight, not the cost, giving pause for reconsideration.

I have never seen a scholarly critique or appraisal of that edition (I
remember Jim's own comments on it, when we met in person).

I take it that,
(1) R.D. Vadekar was among the scholars working on its composition
(along with others from the old days of the Maha-Bodhi society, I
suppose?), and
(2) The work of preparing the text spanned decades, something like
1905 - 1935?  The final publication of the text was considerably
later: circa 1951 - 1955?  Possibly the second world war and Indian
struggle for independence, etc., delayed publication?
(3) The printing, thereafter, was supported by "the Government of
India and the Government of Bihar" --but they had no influence over
the earlier development of the project?

It must have been reviewed and evaluated in the RAS, PTS, etc. of its day.

Does anyone have a citation or lead on a good article concerning the
work itself, its faults or its virtues, as an edition?

E.M.