ANALYSIS OF DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN INDIA

CIVIL ENGINEERING

The building industry in India is an important sector because of its tremendous contribution to the country's economic development. However, due to the country's geographical, political, social, and financial status, many building projects are prone to delays. These delay causes can only be prevented by first recognizing the issues and their sources. The primary goal of this research was to identify the major reasons of construction project delays in India. The study design was quantitative, with data collected from clients, consultants, and contractors via questionnaires. The questionnaire, created with Google form technology, included a list of delay-causing elements that respondents were asked to score on a 5-point Likert scale. The collected data were analyzed with the Statistical Program for Social Scientists (SPSS). According to the findings, the top primary reasons of delay were material shortages, erroneous time calculation, and building faults. Furthermore, the top major consequences of delay were cost overruns, time overruns, bad social consequences, and lawsuits. Furthermore, the top major hazards connected with construction delays were: excessive pressure on project stakeholders, disagreements among project participants, project abandonment, total cost rise, and income reduction.

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