NEW DELHI: The Minister of States for Housing & Urban Affair, Hardeep Puri has advised all public agencies like Housing Boards, Railways, Defence and public-sector undertakings to adopt new technologies for their housing projects.
“This will provide a further boost to the housing sector,” said the minister.
Minister stated that Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) is promoting new and emerging technologies which suit Indian conditions, in an inauguration of the National Seminar on Emerging Building Materials and Construction.
On this occasion a Mobile App on Bamboo Housing & Construction- “Bamtech” was released by the Housing Minister.
Minister also said that more than 1.2 crore houses in urban areas with necessary infrastructure are required to be constructed.