In 2019, the govt stopped building highways at the first sign of economic distress.[2]
1: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/now-new-concept-to...
2: https://www.livemint.com/industry/infrastructure/pmo-s-sugge...
Did you actually read the article? It was changed to meet International Standards on how lanes are measured. What is wrong with it?
The old numbers were revised to the new definition too. It doesn't change the facts.
Just because the old Governments weren't following International Standards doesn't mean the new Government continues to do the same. This is actually more transparent as we know exactly what is the cost needed to build 1 lane of a highway as opposed to masking the actual costs by saying 1 lane actually equals 2 or 4 lanes.
I've no problem with the measure itself, but all comparisons are misleading.
The vast majority of Indians live in a media bubble.