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Over 3,900 Km Roads Constructed At A Rate Of 21.60 Km Per Day In First Six Months Of FY21: Govt
The Mumbai-Agra National Highway (Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint via Getty Images) (representative picture)
The government on Friday (9 October) said that over 3,900 km of roads were constructed at a rate of 21.60 km per day during the first six months of financial year 2020-21 despite the Covid-19 related difficulties.
"The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has successfully completed construction of road length of 3951 km during the first six months of this fiscal year (April-Sept period)," an official release said.
The ministry further said that it has achieved a construction pace of 21.60 km per day despite COVID-19 difficulties.
Earlier on Thursday (8 October), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said that it awarded 40 projects worth over Rs 47,00 crore for a cumulative length of 1,330 km in FY21 despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
The capital cost of these 40 projects awarded by NHAI is estimated to be Rs 47,289 crore, which includes cost of civil work, land acquisition, and other pre- construction activities.
