Highway construction slows down to 28.64 km a day in FY22: Official
India’s national highway construction slowed to 28.64 km a day in 2021-22 due to COVID-19 pandemic related disruptions and a longer-than-usual monsoon in some parts of the country, Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane said on Wednesday.
The pace of national highway (NH) construction in the country had touched a record 37 km per day in 2020-21.
“The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) through its various implementing agencies has constructed 10,457 km of highways during the last financial year (2021-22), while highway projects of 12,731 km were awarded in the last financial year,” Aramane told PTI.
