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Construction of over six lakh homes valued at over ?5 lakh crore is either fully stuck or delayed across seven Indian cities as of mid-2021, as per a report by a realty consultant. The report classified 1.74 lakh homes valued at ?1.40 lakh crore as “totally stuck" and added that two-thirds of these units are priced below ?80 lakh.

The report said the government's Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) fund has come to the rescue of several projects but did not specify the exact help tendered by the scheme.

Delhi-National Capital Region leads the chart with 1.13 lakh units in totally stalled projects having a value of ?86,463 crore, followed by Mumbai Metropolitan Region with 41,730 units worth ?42,417 crore, the report added.

These units are in projects in seven cities, which were launched on or before 2014, the report by Anarock Property Consultants said.

In the overall list, including totally stuck and languishing projects, the NCR region has overtaken MMR, the report said.

The NCR now accounts for 52% of the over 6 lakh units either totally stuck and languishing valued at ?2.49 lakh crore, while MMR has 28% of the affected stock worth ?1.52 lakh crore.

Pune contributes 8% of the stuck or delayed projects list with a value of ?29,390 crore, the report said, adding Kolkata has 5% valued at ?17,960 crore. There can be various reasons for the jump in stuck or delayed projects in NCR like litigations, COVID-19 pandemic and issues around funding, he said, calling the decrease of such units in Pune and MMR during the same period as “remarkable"