Devil is the “work must be awarded to the lowest (L1) bidder” rule followed by the state and the deep sea is the negotiations that private sector players indulge in. Over the years, I have watched Indian private sector with hope as it is not hindered by the absurdity called L1. So, even engineering-centric sectors like infrastructure are also run by men who understand nothing but money and thus have no respect for knowledge. The net outcome is, Indian private sector is now competing with the state in making low quality infrastructure. Across India, engineering is getting sacrificed at the altar of greed of corporates by men of finance driving negotiations without any consideration of the need of doing quality work, so we are heading for a disaster.

Source: dna September 30, 2019 00:22 UTC