Jamshedpur Builders urge Govt to lift lockdown on construction activity, Delegation meets Banna Gupta

Jamshedpur, May 15: The Jamshedpur centre of Builders� Association of India has urged the State government to allow construction work at project sites with safety measures and lift the lockdown on such activities to avoid delivery delays and business losses.

A delegation led by Surender Pal Singh ( Titu), chairman, Builders� Association met Health Minister Banna Gupta and appraised him of issues faced by the builders.   

Singh said that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to huge losses due to sudden stoppage of work at construction sites across the State. The lockdown has resulted in unfinished projects and partially complete work, resulting in the possibility of losses that can be minimized, developers believe, if the pending work could be completed.

�The State Government is playing key role in controlling spread of the virus. This is being appreciated by the society. However, steps also need to be taken to start the construction business.  Given this situation, the option of allowing construction sites to return to activity, obviously with safety measures being strictly implemented, is one that needs to be considered by the authorities,� said the chairman. He also requested the Government to reduce GST on essential items used in construction industry.

According to him, the human resource is largely still at construction sites, and instead of keeping them in a �lockdown� situation, giving them some activity will also keep them occupied– as also help avoid major economic losses as a result of stoppage of work at sites.

The chairman noted that real estate and construction support several other industries, if work at real estate sites is allowed to resume with due safety precautions being followed, the economic impact will also be positive.

Secretary Ravi Jaggi said that they met Minister Banna Gupta and he has assured the delegation that steps will be taken in this direction.