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Panel seeks black-listing L&T,Siemens; Infy's Murthy not spared
A Karnataka house panel has recommended black-listing of infrastructure majors L&T, Siemens and Unique Zurich Airport for a minimum of five years for 'poor quality of workmanship' at the Bangalore International Airport.
A Karnataka house panel has recommended black-listing of infrastructure majors L&T, Siemens and Unique Zurich Airport for a minimum of five years for "poor quality of workmanship" at the Bangalore International Airport.
A joint house committee of the Karnataka Assembly has also recommended "appropriate action" against those, including Infosys mentor NR Narayana Murthy, involved in the decision making process.
The report, tabled in the Assembly today, cited 'poor quality' of workmanship, trading shares for profit without showing an "iota of concern" for general public, entrusting all airport works among private players in Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) for its recommendations.
It slammed "total apathy" towards users' needs and said the project partners, L&T, Siemens and Zurich, should not be considered for any work by both the Government or its agencies for at least five years.
The committee said the decisions at each stage (right from project approval to construction) were not in accordance with the expectation of a world-class airport, and the present state of affairs is an outcome of such decisions.
Giving a list of officers involved in important decisions for initiating "appropriate action", it mentioned Infosys Chief Mentor Narayana Murthy, who was BIAL Chairman till 2005 and Rajiv Chandrasekhar, Chairman and CEO, BPL Innovations Business Group as also officials of the civil aviation ministry, Airport Authority of India and state agencies.
The Committee was set up to examine the lapses and suggest measures for improving the airport, which became operational in May last year, to international standards.
