Following are the targets for constructing “ AFFORDABLE HOUSES “
:
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TARGETS
:
# Maharashtra / 1.1
Million / 2015 - 20 / 602 per day
# Gujarat / 5
Million / 2013 - 18 / 2,740 per day
# Centre /
20 Million / 2015 - 22 / 7,827 per day
These targets were set 2 years ago ( 4 years ago in case of Gujarat )
No one knows how many actually got constructed in past 2 years
My guess : Not more than 5 % of the pro-rata targets
!
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WHY ?
·
Lack of political will / Vested
interests / Losing scope for bribes
·
Lack of latest technology
·
Honest officers shying away from
taking bold decisions for fear of getting one’s head chopped off by CVC / PAC /
CBI / JPC / you name it !
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WHAT
LATEST TECHNOLOGY ?
Constructing houses using 3 D
Printing Technology
In case you missed, DNA ( 07 March
2017 ) carried following news :
“ 3 D
printed house takes a day to build , lasts 175 years “
The structure , which cost just over
Rs 6 lakh to construct, was printed using concrete ink at the build site
One of the best recent examples of
this is an entire 3 D printed home recently erected in Russia . Local
technology company Apis Cor { http://apis-cor.com/ } printed a 400 sq ft ( 37 sq mt ) home from scratch, using an on-site mobile printer , in
just 24 hours
The main components of the house ,
including the walls and structural foundations, were printed using a concrete
mixture. Other pieces like the windows and internal furnishings were added
later on, as was a new coat of paint to the exterior of the house
All told, the total construction cost
of the house added up to $ 10,134 ( approx. Rs 6,76,550 )
The house features a hallway, bedroom
, living room , and kitchen
According to the company, it can last
up to 175
years
HOW TO
GO ABOUT ?
Read my following earlier blogs / emails :
·
Building Castles in the Air ?
( 25 July 2015 )
·
A Dream House by 2020 ? (
01 Sept 2015 )
·
A Quantum Jumpof 50 Million Houses ? ( 13 Feb
2016 )
·
A 3 D printed Office ( 27
May 2016 )
·
A Good Policy : Devil is in details ( 10
Dec 2016 )
·
Future Home is Here ( 02
March 2017 )
IMPLICATIONS :
If targets have to be met ( even by 2025 ) , there does
not seem to be any viable alternative , other than 3D printing of houses
Without doubt , adoption of 3D printing
technology is bound to have major implications for the following aspects of our
Construction Industry :
·
At Rs 308 billion , it contributes 5 % of our GDP
·
It garners 40 % of India’s “
Development Investment “
·
It employs ( directly + indirectly )
, some 35 million persons ( 16 % of our working population ) – including 23
million persons employed in our Brick Kilns ( which will disappear with the
arrival of Concrete Ink )
·
There are 500 companies manufacturing
Construction Machinery ( who will need to “ re-invent “ themselves ! )
NOW IMAGINE
THIS :
Only a few weeks back , Elon Musk ( Tesla ) , unveiled “ Solar Roof Tiles
“ , to replace normal roof tiles on buildings
These tiles incorporate Solar PV cells and will generate enough
electricity for the building
No other maintenance required other than occasional wash !
And Tesla’s POWERWALL battery pack
will store the electricity produced during the day , for use at night !
I imagine that one day soon , Elon
will team up with Apis Cor ( Russia ) and WinSun ( China ) , to make that 3D
printer lay down Solar Roof Tiles , automatically ,as the final layer !
08
March 2018
www.hemenparekh.in
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