Top 10 states including Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh account for 80 per cent of the under-construction national highway projects hit due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Crisil Research said on Friday.
Construction of national highways came to a grinding halt with the nationwide lockdown imposed on March 25 to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, to the relief of developers, the government allowed resumption of construction from April 20, subject to clearances from district administrations, it said. But activity remains stalled due to severe shortage of labour and raw material, and difficulty in securing requisite clearances, it said in a statement.
