Kolkata: Infrastructure giant L&T and two other firms have to complete restoration work and repair defects at their oen cost, the one man inquiry commission of Justice (retd) Pinaki Chandra Ghose has said in a report after investigating lapses in the construction of Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). While L&T was in charge of Medigadda, two other firms were responsible for Annaram and Sundilla barrages and they also have to undertake defect rectification at their cost, said the commission.

L&T is “not entitled to any certificates” and it “must complete restoration of 7th Block and rectify defects at its own cost,” the retired justice mentioned in his report. He also held agencies for Annaram and Sundilla barrages “liable for defect rectification during DLP at their cost.”

The commission conducted its inquiry for about 15 months and came up with the report in early August. It examined a total of 115 people including engineers and bureaucrats. Justice Ghose........

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