Works granted to Maytas reviewed: AP

NEW DELHI: Ability of Maytas, the listed infrastructure development firm promoted by family of Satyam's founder and former chairman B Ramlinga Raju,to carry out the works granted to it in Andhra Pradesh (AP) is being reviewed by the AP government.

Maytas and its joint venture partners together have been awarded Rs 13,000 crore worth of works out of Rs 38,000 crore Pranahita-Chevella lift irrigation project. The company was already implementing irrigation projects at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore and had completed Rs 1,748 crore worth irrigation works in the state.

Vouching that the irrigation works assigned to Maytas and its partners are progressing as per schedule, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Rajasekhara Reddy said as per the agreements, other consortium partners are also jointly responsible to complete the project. "I have asked the Chief Secretary to review all the projects in the wake of Satyam's fraud to find out their (Maytas) ability to complete the awarded projects on time, "he told reporters in Hyrderabad.