Construction of highways in safe districts may be allowed under lockdown

Areas that are away from urban centres and where there have been minimal Covid-19 cases may be exempt; Maharashtra said to have allowed work on expressway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur

With reports that the central government may extend the current 21-day lockdown on the recommendations of states doing the rounds, it is learnt that the construction of highways may be exempted from the total shutdown. Senior officials said some districts have asked the Centre to allow construction of roads as it essential for any economy.

“Some districts have said