NEW DELHI, April 4 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an abrupt stoppage of work at construction sites all over India. The lockdown has resulted in unfinished and partially complete work, resulting in the possibility of losses - which can be minimized, if the pending work could be completed. In the initial days, the reaction of labor across cities was to reverse-migrate to the perceived safety of their villages. In keeping with directives from authorities, labor was persuaded to stay back, with basic facilities being provided at their place of work i.e. the construction sites.
Now, the worry is the damage that incomplete and unfinished work across construction sites will cause, as also time that will be lost. Consider that the monsoo...