SME Times News Bureau | 22 Feb, 2018
Minister
of State for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri Thursday said
Government has proposed large public agencies like Housing Boards,
Railways, Defence and public sector undertakings to adopt new
technologies for their housing projectsto provide a further boost to
the housing sector.
Inaugurating
the National Seminar on Emerging Building Materials and Construction
Technologies organized by Building Materials and Technology Promotion
Council, Puri stated that BMTPC is promoting new and emerging
technologies which suit Indian conditions.
Puri
in his inaugural speech said that considering the present housing
shortage in urban areas, more than 1.2 crore houses in urban areas
with necessary infrastructure are required to be constructed.
To
achieve this, appropriate actions are required at all fronts, he
said, adding that this
necessarily includes, among other measures, identification and
selection of appropriate building materials and technologies to bring
not only economy but also quality, durability, speed with due care
for safety and environment concern of the country.
On
this occasion a publication titled "Building Materials and Housing
Technologies for Sustainable Development" and a Mobile App on "Bamboo Housing & Construction" was released by the Housing
Minister.