| Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD;NISSAR AHMAD -Demonetisation has had an adverse effect on defence infrastructure projects, say field reports from the military commands. Various engineering agencies — the Border Roads Organisation, the Military Engineer Services and the Corps of Engineers — are involved in executing several dozen important military projects across the country mostly using private contractors. By early April, the figures would be in and we would know how badly it has impacted the infrastructure projects,” a senior officer said. Migrant workers hitThousands of migrant labourers, especially from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha are the undocumented workforce that helps the military execute much of the infrastructure projects. As note ban sucked out currency from the system, military contractors began to fault in daily wage payments of these labourers.

Source: The Hindu February 19, 2017 19:18 UTC