Pace of road construction less than half that of 2018-19: Economic Survey

Per-day construction drops from 29.7 km in FY19 to 12.7 km in first six months of current fiscal

Stressing the importance of good roads and transport for growth, the Economic Survey 2019-20 pointed out that the per day construction, that had improved in the last few years, less than halved in the first six months of the current fiscal.

The pace at which roads have been constructed grew significantly from 17 km per day in 2015-16 to 29.7 km in 2018-19. However, the pace seems to have moderated in 2019-20 to 12.7 km per day till September 2019.

Road transport is the dominant mode of transportation in terms of its contribution to Gross Value Added (GVA) and traffic share.

The share