As input prices are expected to remain high, construction of the national highway in New Delhi, India, is likely to reach just 32-34km per day in the current fiscal year, according to a report released July 18 by rating agency Crisil NSE. 0.61 percent. The rating agency added that it expects an upturn in highway construction after the monsoon.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption and a longer-than-usual monsoon in some regions of the country, India's national highway construction slowed to 28.64 km per day in 2021-2022.

In 2020-21, the construction speed of the National Highway (NH) reached a record high of 37 kilometers per day.