Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Friday, 16 March 2018

Winning ONE LAKH hearts ?




Mumbai Mirror ( 15 March ) carries following news :







I could not get an accurate picture but from what I found online , following picture emerged of the slums surrounding Juhu Airport:



·         Area over which slums are spread ………………………………. 50 acres


·         No of hutments……………………………………………………………    6,000


·         No of slum dwellers………………………………………………………  100,000


·         No of families………………………………………………………………      20,000





Government plans to build new / pucca flats on this land and allot to the slum-dwellers



This is a very humane and practical decision since these slum dwellers earn their livelihood by working in nearby areas



Giving them flats which are 25 km away from their work-place would be meaningless



No one will want to move that far away !



Read :
Urban Renewal?  [  05  June  2014  ]






HOW SHOULD MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT GO ABOUT THIS PROJECT ?



50 acres is nearly  21.8   lakh sq ft


If FSI of  3.5   is permitted , that would provide for built-up area of  76.3  lakh sq ft


At  400 sq ft  per flat, that would give  19,000   flats






To build these 19,000 flats within 100 weeks ( less than 2 years ) , Maharashtra Government should invite WinSun Construction Technologies of China




 WHY  WinSun  ?


  #   On 29 March 2014 , WinSun constructed TEN , 3D printed houses ( 200 sq meter
          each ) in Shanghai, each costing $ 4,800 ( approx Rs 3 lakh ! )


          THIS WORKS OUT TO RS 150 PER SQ FT  !


#    On 17 July 2015 , using its 3D printing technology , WinSun built a 2 storey villa , in
       just 3 HOURS  !


#    WinSun holds 98 patents for construction materials


#    For 3D printing of houses , WinSun , mostly uses recycled construction materials


#    3D house-printing technology saves,

      *  30% -60 % of building materials

      *  70 % of production time

      *  80 %  of construction cost


#   Egypt Government has placed on WinSun , an order for supplying 20,000 pre-
     fabricated , 3D printed houses

#   In Egypt , WinSun will establish 12 Dream Factories ( to build pre-fabricated houses )
     within 2 years

     These factories will mostly use desert sand as its main construction material , which
     was found ideal for 3D printing of houses !


#   In next 3 years , WinSun will set up ( in JV with local parties ) , similar factories in 20
     countries , including Saudi Arabia , UAE , Qatar , Mexico , S. Korea , Russia , Morocco
     Tunisia , and USA


For latest on Winsun ,read :






17  March  2018




















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