It is time to bury the idea the private sector is efficient and honest. The land scandal is what DMRC head E Sreedharan had alluded to many months ago while comparing the Delhi metro model to that promoted by the government in Hyderabad — the bid was won by Satyam owner Raju’s personal company Maytas. Apart from the Maytas model, which has now got exposed, various articles in your paper point to the corruption in PPP projects.
Why are we carrying on with these projects?
Surinder Singh, Gurgaon
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