Highway Construction Rises 9% in April-June

India constructed 2,108 km of highways in the first quarter of this financial year, which was 8.9% more than what was achieved during the same period of the last financial year when elections slowed activity, according to the government data.

- Mukesh Jagota

In April-June, awards were given for the construction of 793 km of new highways, while for the year-ago period, this figure was a mere 95 km.

The award figure in the first quarter of the last financial year was unusually low because of the general elections.

The code of conduct and diversion of officials for election-related work delayed clearances.