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Amid the second wave of Covid-19 infections, Uttar Pradesh has brought back curfews and lockdowns to flatten the curve. But the Yogi Adityanath government, looking to finish critical infrastructure projects on time, has not stopped work on the state's expressway projects.

While the pandemic has had some effect on the construction of Purvanchal, Bundelkhand and Gorakhpur Link expressways and the land acquisition for the Ganga Expressway, work has continued without major disruption, the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), the agency responsible for the planning and construction of e-ways in the state, has said.

However, UPEIDA is confident that minor disruptions caused by the strong second wave will dissipate over the next few days.

Awasthi, who also serves as Additional Chief Secretary (Home Department), said that they will bounce back in the next 10 days, say by 30 May.

He further mentioned that all of their offices and camps have reopened. They are ensuring regular fumigation and following the guidelines. They have been holding meetings through video conferencing for the last three days,and have noted, adding, around 30 to 40 per cent of the labor force, which had left, has started returning to work.

Awasthi said the pandemic will not have a major effect on the overall timelines of the projects that the UPEIDA is currently working on.