Construction to resume, focus now on labour, raw materials and funds

Lockdown woes may soon end for construction industry, as the latest directive allows work at sites to resume from April 20. In addition to labour, companies are preparing for concerns related to raw materials, local permissions and other norms to be followed.

“This is a permission from the centre, we will wait for a go ahead from the state,” said R A Rajeev, commissioner for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which is implementing Mumbai’s city-wide metro network project.

Not just the city planning authority, most road and real estate companies are now busy seeking local go aheads.