Outlook ( 25 Feb ) carries following news :
The Union housing ministry
plans a "massive dissemination and outreach" programme for the Global Housing Construction
Technology Challenge, it set to launch for building affordable and sustainable
houses in the country, an official said.
The initiative aims to give a major push to construction of
houses for the urban poor under the Centre's flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana (Urban).
The Centre will invite companies from across the world to showcase their
construction techniques under the 'Global Housing Construction Technology
Challenge', the official said, adding the technologies selected would be
used for building houses under the PMAY(U) scheme.
The ministry targets to construct 1.2 crore houses under the
scheme in a bid to provide houses to all urban poor by 2022. So far, nearly 40
lakh houses have been sanctioned under the scheme.
"We are going for massive dissemination and outreach
programme. We will inform all countries, all associations and business
bodies about the competition. We are in the process of finalising it.
In the next two to three months, we will come up with a full-fledged
programme," the official said.
He said the competitors would be required to demonstrate
construction of houses at a minimum cost in minimum duration,
keeping Indian requirements in mind
This is a very welcome initiative . Late no doubt but “ better late than never “
!
I urge shri Hardeep Singh Puriji ( Minister for Housing
) to invite the FOREIGN COMPANIES mentioned in my following blogs to come
forward to give demonstration of their technologies
BuildingCastles in Air ? [ 25 July 2015 ]
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