Covid-19: Construction in major centres halts, project delivery to worsen

Experts say things have come to a standstill and that it will take at least 3-4 months for the work to even begin

Construction activity across the country has come to a grinding halt and the situation is unlikely to change for the next 3-4 months.

Analysts feel that the construction activities across hubs such as Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Delhi, Pune, and Bengaluru are likely to be stalled or progress at a significantly slower-than-anticipated pace for a major portion of March 2020 which may continue in April as well.

“As far as the situation is concerned at this point, nothing is moving from point A to point B. Things have come to a standstill and it will take at least 3-4 months for the work