ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all the economies to an unprecedented extent and India is no exception. The construction industry, largely characterized by labor-intensive work, has been impacted severely – with productivity losses, delays, cost overruns. The present paper has taken up the case of a real estate project in India for study and the impact of the pandemic on project execution has been analyzed and presented. The project witnessed labour attrition, an increase in the prices for some materials viz. cement, steel, bricks, diesel etc. by 35% to 50%, delays in the project, reduced demand for the project etc. A questionnaire survey has also been conducted to examine the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on labour’s earnings and the impact. The paper also discusses the mitigation measures adopted by the builder of the project to reduce the impact on the case study project and recover from the impact.
