Traffic on national highways back to April level, shows CRISIL data

Traffic in April on the national highways witnessed a 15 per cent decline to 160 million toll-paying vehicles against 190 million in March

Traffic on the national highways has jumped 30-35 per cent in June and reached the level of April. According to the recent data compiled by CRISIL, the onset of the second wave of the pandemic affected traffic in April and May whereas it was at greater th­an pre-pandemic levels, especially in the last quarter of FY21, as economic activities picked up, further backed by the implementation of Fast­ags, the ratings agency said.

The downward trajectory began in April with the fear of rising Covid-19 cases and state-level lockdowns in Mah­arashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajas­than, Telangana, Delhi, etc.

Traffic in April on the national highways