Highway construction down 13% in April-Aug; 2,911 km built

Construction of national highways fell by 13% on year to 19.4 km a day in the first five months of the current fiscal, against 22.3 km a day achieved in the corresponding period last fiscal.

This means that construction has to grow at a scorching pace of 55 km a day in the remaining period to achieve the target of building 40 km per day set by the government for the current fiscal.