In the first quarter of current financial year, the execution rate in the Indian road construction industry increased by 38 per cent to 5.49 km/day as compared to 3.98 km/day during the same period of last year. However, this was lower than the execution rate of 6.04 km/day during the first quarter of financial year 2014. During 2014 the government had taken several positive initiatives such as quick resolution of non-moving projects, delegation of powers of grant of forest clearances to regional offices, online filing for clearances to construct rail over and under bridges and higher limits on sand mining have actually started yielding results.
The total number of non-moving projects declined to 50 covering 4,636 km as on March 2015 as compared to 74 projects covering around 8,700 km as on March 31, 2014. Though, construction activity has not started in all projects. As of march 31, 2014, of the 74 non-moving projects, execution work has resumed for 8 accounting for a total of 1,776 km while 16 projects for a total of 2,288 km have been cancelled. The cancelled projects are expected to be awarded again in the next 12-18 months. Given the sharp governmental focus on quick resolution of non-moving projects, in the financial year 2016, the overall execution rate will increase by 15-20 per cent over financial year 2015.
Recently, the government has allowed road developers to completely exit BOT (build-operate-transfer) projects two years after completion and invest the funds in incomplete highway projects, power plants or retire debt. The decision is an extension to the government’s decision three months ago of easing exit norms for completed projects.
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