6 cities identified to locate Lighthouse projectst CTI-2019

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New Delhi : Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Durga Shanker Mishra on March 3, 2019, said that  more than 2,500 delegates from 32 countries participated in Construction Technology India (CTI )-2019.

Addressing a press conference at the Global housing Technology Challenge Expo-cum-Conference event here, Mishra  informed that 6 cities have been identified to locate Lighthouse projects that will serve as “Live Laboratories”. They are :  1. Rajkot (Gujarat) 2. Ranchi (Jharkhand) 3. Indore (Madhya Pradesh) 4. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 5. Agartala (Tripura) & 6. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).

Mishra informed that 54 Proven Technology Providers with 32 new technologies from 25 countries including USA, Finland, Australia, Spain, France, South Korea and Italy were evaluated by the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC). The technology adoption is expected to take place not only in the winning States, but also in other States/UTs. Other Missions in MoHUA and other Ministries having construction related work are also considering adoption of the modern and innovative technologies in display at CTI-2019. The ground-breaking of Lighthouse projects is targeted for June,2019 and Affordable Sustainable Housing Accelerator (ASHA-India) will be working closely with the potential technology entities providing mentorship, training workshops and acceleration guidance to make them market-ready and scalable.

Mishra said that 78 Potential Technology Providers from across the country with 55 post-prototype and 23 pre-prototype made their presentations to the expert jury that included presentations on Robotic Mobile Construction from Mumbai to 3D Printing in Construction from Bangalore, from Hempcrete construction system from Auroville to use of treated Bamboo for Low Cost Housing from Assam to presentations on Cast-in-situ – monolithic Domes/ Shells for various types of Habitat in Jammu & Kashmir. Affordable Sustainable Housing Accelerator (ASHA – India) will support potential ideas/ products/ technologies identified by the expert jury and help it become Market-Ready.

The Construction Technology India (CTI) will be a biennial event. This event will become a regular feature in the international event calendar for construction sector where the leading entities in this space across the world would be making their presence. The conference had four plenary sessions, six technical sessions including a World Cafe and three master classes. The event was inaugurated by  Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep S Puri, on March 2, 2019, according to a PIB release. The Prime Minister declared the next year, April-2019 to March, 2020 as “Construction Technology Year”.