Last mile effort

There’s a settled notion that the government cannot work overtime to achieve targets, but this week the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) hopes to counter that. Assailed, like the rest of government, by accusations of policy paralysis, it has decided to work six days this week to achieve its target to award over 7,000 km of road projects. So this Saturday, NHAI’s head office in New Delhi’s Dwarka locality will be full house, which is also the last day of the current fiscal, to meet the target. Whether NHAI meets is target is an open question but it is worth wondering if such belated speed is worth the inevitable controversies that will follow.