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uilding Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) was set up in

1990 by the then Ministry of Urban Development (now Ministry of

Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation) as an apex level inter-Ministerial

organisation for promotion, development and large scale dissemination of

appropriate, cost-effective, eco-friendly and energy-efficient buildingmaterials and technologies. The Council maintains a continuing

interaction with industry, concerned associations/federations, industrial

promotional agencies financial institutions, construction organisations of

public and private sectors, R&D standardisation institutions and NGOs.

MISSION STATEMENT

Develop and operationalise a comprehensive and integrated approach for

technology development, transfer and investment promotion to

encourage application of environment-friendly & energy-efficientinnovative materials, manufacturing technologies and disaster resistant

construction practices for housing and buildings in urban and rural areas

OBJECTIVES

y To Promote development, production, standardization and large-

scale application of cost- effective innovative building materials and

construction technologies in housing and building sectors

y To promote manufacturing of new waste-based building materialsand components through technical support, facilitating fiscal

concessions and encouraging entrepreneurs to set up productionunits in different urban and rural regions.

y To develop and promote methodologies and technologies for natural

disaster mitigation, vulnerability and risk reduction and

retrofitting/reconstruction of buildings and disaster resistant design

and planning practices in human settlements.

y To provide support services to professionals, construction agenciesand entrepreneurs in selection, evaluation, upscaling, design

engineering, skill upgradation and marketing for technology transfer,

from lab to land, in the area of building materials and construction.

THRUST AREAS



y Improving the policy environment for sustained growth of cost-

effective building materials, production and availability.

y Promotion of production units of building materials/components

based on Flyash, Redmud, Phosphogypsum, agricultural residues

and other wastes and by-products. y Modernisation of small scale and village level building materials

production units in rural and urban areas.

y Promoting economy in construction costs.

y Formulation of standards for local building materials.

y Strengthening industrial extension services for attracting moreinvestment in building materials sector by working with national and

international agencies.

y Upscaling of technologies, know-how acquisition, absorption and

dissemination.

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Assessing vulnerability and risk in natural disaster, prone areas. y Promoting disaster resistant construction technologies.

y Global technology search and encouraging joint ventures in building

materials and construction sector.

STRENGTHS OF BMTPC

y Strong operational relationship and close networking with premier

R&D, standardisation and academic institutions and technology

promotion organisations.

y Development of technologies having potential for commercialisationand transfer for wide scale field application.

y Functions as a clearing house of innovative building materials and

construction technologies particularly for environment friendly,

energy efficient and waste based technologies.

y Assisting building materials enterprises in their upgradation and

modernisation plans.

y Identification, evaluation and standardization of building materials

and technologies. Operating Performance Appraisal Certification

Scheme (PACS) to cover the new technologies.

y Forecasting technological requirements, social and environmentalimplications of various technologies and charting out emerging areas

for further research and development.

y Capabilities for advising new entrepreneurs in technology selectionprototype development and setting up of production units on

commercial level.

y Mobilising intersectoral policy support like fiscal concessions, tax



concessions, etc. for promoting investment and technology transfer

in the area of building materials.

y Design and development of housing projects using cost effective and

disaster resistant technologies.

y Recognition as a knowledge centre in the area of natural disaster

mitigation and management particularly in the areas of vulnerabilityand risk assessment, hazard mapping, rapid damage assessment to

housing stock in post disaster scenario and preparation of

Technology Action Plan for repairs, reconstruction and retrofitting of

housing and building stock. Prepared Vulnerability Atlas of India,which has been widely recognised nationally and internationally,

particularly for evolving pro-active pre-disaster strategy including

advice on Techno-Legal Regime.

y Creating international exposure for Indian Building Materials &

Construction Technologies in developing countries of South-EastAsian, African and Latin American regions as per their housing

needs.

MILESTONES

y Working with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), BMTPC developed

Indian Standards on nearly 22 proven technologies. Backed by the

force of standardisation, continued persuasion and advocacy by theCouncil, CPWD and other public construction agencies have

incorporated these new technologies in their schedules of specifications. Several State agencies in Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra

Pradesh and Kerala have also inducted new technologies in their

specifications for housing schemes.

y Selected 27 types of agro-industrial wastes, by-products, residues,

natural fibres, plantation timbers for use as inputs in the

manufacture of building materials and today nearly 600 units were

engaged in the manufacture of waste based building materials andcomponents.

y Through Council's efforts, more than 100 importers got the benefit

of custom duty and excise duty exemption and more than 600 unitsreceived fiscal incentives.

y BMTPC promoted and strengthened some of the existing ones, 106

demonstration-cum-production units for manufacturing of building

materials and components. These include improving production base

of 82 selected Building Centres in different parts of the country and24 enterprises owned by private entrepreneurs, NGOs and corporate



establishments.

y 22 technologies of innovative building materials were developed with

its help and were licensed to private entrepreneurs for commercial

production. One of the most recent one Bamboo Mat Corrugated

sheets for roofing as a substitute for asbestos or iron corrugated

sheets. Nowhere in the world such a component with bamboo hasbeen developed. The technology has already been passed on for

commercial production and an unit has been set up in Meghalaya by

a private entrepreneur. The Council has also transferred the

technology for commercial production of Finger Jointing and ShapingMachine to a Ahmedabad based entrepreneur. The entrepreneur has

started fabricating the machines as per BMTPC design.

y 30 Machines for production of cost effective building components

were developed/promoted and were transferred to private

entrepreneurs for commercial production. More than 1000 machinesof different types are already being used for commercial production

of building components in the country and 135 machines have been

exported to other countries.

y BMTPC brought out 75 publications, which include 21 video films, 26

priced books/manuals/directories and 28 brochures, pamphlets,

booklets, etc.

y The Commemorative Volume -Building Materials in India: 50 years -brought out by the BMTPC is a unique publication giving a vivid

account of the progress of building materials over five decades. The

publication presents initiatives taken in areas of R&D,Standardisation, technology promotion/dissemination, diffusion and

adoption at industry level. While covering emerging trends and latest

developments in use of wastes, recycling technologies, performance

and durability of new materials, it highlights research and

development areas needed to be addressed in future. This

publication was released in 1998 by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of

India.

y The Council has established continuing and strong linkages for

development of technology with several academic institutions havinggood R&D groups like IITs (Kanpur, Roorkee, Chennai, Delhi),

Engineering Colleges in few States and research labs working under

Ministry of Environment & Forests (Indian Plywood Industries

Research & Training Institute), Deptt. of Science and Technology

(Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Technology Information

Forecasting and Assessment Council, and Indian Meteorological

Department, Geological Survey of India), Anna University (Centre of



Disaster Mitigation and Management), R. V. Engineering College

(Composites Design Centre), Centre for Environment Planning &

Technology, BVB College of Engineering & Technology, etc.

y Conducted 10 region-specific disaster impact rapid assessment

studies.

y Prepared the Vulnerability Atlas of India (1997), which is abenchmark document to predict and assess possible disasters in

various regions of the country. The Atlas is being revised in digitised

format and would be available shortly.

y Introduced the Performance Appraisal Certification Scheme toappraise the new technologies for which the Council has been

authorised vide Gazette Notification No.49 dated 4th December

1999.

y The Council has put up demonstration buildings in Andhra Pradesh,

Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Orissa, Jammu, Karnataka, New Delhi,Mizoram, Tripura, etc.

y To meet the needs of jawans and officers posted at the border

areas, the BMTPC has put up 2 demonstration Green Houses for

Indo-Tibetan Border Police at Leh. These green house huts have

been designed to provide controlled temperature conditions for

growing of vegetables in these high altitude locations.

y Encouraged by cost-effective technologies, the Delhi State IndustrialDevelopment Corporation (DSIDC) is using these technologies in the

construction of 3160 houses for industrial workers at Bawana.

Recently, 500 housing units were handed over to the IndustrialWorkers

y Greater Noida Authority is also constructing 800 houses by using

cost-effective technologies with technical help from BMTPC.

y On the international front, it organised exhibitions of Indian

technologies and building materials at Thailand (Bangkok), Turkey

(Istanbul), Trinidad & Tobago (Port of Spain, Tobago, San

Fernando), Kenya (Nairobi), Uganda (Kampala), Tanzania (Dar-es-

Salaam), Venezuela (Caracas), Brazil (Sao Paulo) and Bhutan

(Thimpu). The Council organised several workshops underIndia-UNIDO programme in Italy, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Venezuela,

China and India.

y An Indian Shelter Support Centre has been established at Trinidad &

Tobago which was gifted by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India to the

host Government in February 1999.

y Under the Asian Development Bank Technical Assistance Programme

for State of Uttaranchal, the Council rendered consultancy in the



area of vulnerability and risk reduction as part of long-term disaster

mitigation strategy. The professional inputs were provided to Asian

Disaster Preparedness Centre, Bangkok who are working as the

main consultants for the ADB Project.

y Bilateral cooperation agreement/protocols has been signed with

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO),Trinidad & Tobago and Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation.

y In so far as inter-ministerial work is concerned, BMTPC worked

closely with the Planning Commission, Departments of Science and

Technology, Power, Revenue, Ministries of Environment & Forests,Rural Development, Urban Development, Home Affairs, Agriculture

and the Small Scale Industries.

y The Council, through its first Model Houses of 252 dwelling units

under VAMBAY in Bangalore demonstrated proven innovative, eco

friendly and cost effective building materials and technologies with asplendid success. The specifications used were R.C.C filler slab for

roofing, Precast R.C.C Door Frame, Door Shutters using coir and

Bamboo Composite Materials, locally available Random Rubble Stone

Masonry in foundation & Plinth and load bearing masonry in solid

concrete flyash blocks without compromising with functional utility

and structural safety requirements. The housing project is being

appreciated for its layout, quality of construction and the cost-effectiveness.

y A Model Toilet was designed and constructed for primary school boys

in Indian Airlines Colony, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi using costeffective technologies. Using Rat Trap Bond Masonry in burnt clay

and flyash bricks, precast ferrocement roofing channel for roofing

and door shutters made of plantation timber there has been saving

in cost compared to conventional construction.

y The Council organised a International Seminar and Exhibition on

³Managing Low Cost & Innovative Housing Technologies´, from 22 ±

27 August, 2004 in Ahmedabad, India, jointly with United Nations

Industrial Development Organization-International Centre for

Advancement of Manufacturing Technology (UNIDO-

ICAMT), Housingand Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) and

Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI).

y The Council organized a One Day Workshop ³Technology Options for

Cost Effective and Earthquake Resistant Construction in Housing´ in

collaboration with Standards and Quality Control Authority (SQCA),

Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, Govt. of Bhutan. Five

presentations covering cost effective materials/technologies,



earthquake resistant construction, vulnerability of houses to natural

hazards, performance evaluation of materials and retrofitting of

buildings for safety against earthquakes were presented. It was

attended by more than 100 engineers from different parts of Bhutan.

y On the invitation from Standards and Quality Control Authority

(SQCA), Ministry of works & Housing Settlement, Royal Govt. of Bhutan, the Council prepared feasibility study for establishment of

Technology Demonstration-cum-Production Centre in Bhutan and

submitted to SQCA for further action.

y The Council organised a State Level Painting Competition in MCD

Schools on the theme saving environment, cleanliness, conservation

of water and general awareness for celebrating the World Habitat

Day - 2005. 24 MCD schools participated in the competition. The

Council received a large number of paintings prepared by school

children of MCD Schools. The best paintings were awarded cashprize and certificates during the celebration of World Habitat Day on

3rd October, 2005.

y Organised 22 Training Programmes on various themes. More than

422 participants representing Govt. Organizations, PSUs & Private

Industry took part in these training programmes.

y An International Expert Group Meeting on ³Appropriate Technologies

for Sustainable Buildings in Developing Countries´ was organized incooperation with UNIDO¶s International Centre for Science & High

Technology (ICS), Trieste, Italy and International Centre for

Advancement of Manufacturing Technology (ICAMT), India atBangalore during 07-09 November, 2005. The event was attended

by seven International participants from six countries namely; Italy,

Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal and 30 national

participants from all over the country as well as 10 local participants

from Bangalore.

y A Training program on ³Field Level Application of Innovative

Technologies ³, for petty contractors, masons and workers was

organized in Jaipur from 23-25 February, 2006. The training

programme was supported byICAMT-UN

IDO.

30 participantsattended the programme and benefited the most.

y Based on the persistent efforts of the Council, the Visveswaraya

Technological University at Belgaum, Karnataka has introduced

³Alternative Building Materials and Technologies for 7th Semester of

Civil Engineering as an elective subject. This will pave-way for

intensifying efforts at the national level with AICTE and other

institutions for recognition of alternative building materials and



technologies as a regular subject. The course will also help in

developing required technological manpower for the alternative

building materials industry and text books will become available by

practioners in the field.y Considering the need for developing alternate environment-friendly and cost-

effective roofing materials based on local resources in North-Eastern regionand other earthquake prone and hilly regions, the BMTPC and the IPIRTI,have jointly developed a technology for manufacturing of Bamboo MatCorrugated Sheets (BMCS). The Council has transferred this technology to aprivate entrepreneur in Meghalaya for commercial production and marketing.

POLICY SUPPORTS FACILITATED:

Relating to saving of forest wood

y Banning the use of wood in works of CPWD -by the then Ministry

of Urban Development (1994)

y Excise duty concessions/exemptions on wood substitute, building

materials/components in successive Union Budgets since 1992-93.

Relating to saving of fertile agricultural soil

y Gazette Notification by Ministry of Environment & Forests banning

production of burnt clay bricks within 100 km radius of any thermalpower plant generating Flyash.

y Excise duty exemption on all products using Flyash and

phosphogypsum resulted in widely scattered production of flay ash

and gypsum based bricks/blocks thereby replacing burnt clay bricks. y Recent order issued by Govt. of Delhi to use in all buildings (upto 2

storeys) and boundary walls only Flyash bricks.

y Order issued by Andhra Pradesh Government to use Flyash

bricks/blocks in all public housing schemes.

Relating to Energy Savings/Conservation

y Following notifications by Ministry of Environment & Forests

pertaining to reduction of emissions and energy efficiency of brick

kilns:

o Gazette Notification No.14 of April 13, 1996



Concrete) in their special types of works. This has resulted in

saving of cement, enhancing use of Flyash and improving quality

of concrete.

y Many private sector construction agencies have been convinced to

make use of prefab components and Flyash based concrete

components in their projects.

Establishing Techno-Legal Regimes to promote concepts of safety

against natural disasters like earthquakes/cyclones

y To enforce the techno-legal regime, necessary modifications to be

made in building bye-laws, regulations, land-use planning/zoning

and Town & Country Planning and Master Planning act have been

worked out based on the recommendations of the Expert Group forVulnerability Atlas.

y With the Council¶s efforts, the Gujarat Govt. issued notificationamending their Building Bye-laws, Development Control Regulations

for Corporations, Cities and bigger municipal towns.

y With the efforts of the Council, the Ministry of Urban Development &

Poverty Alleviation issued a Gazette Notification making the suitable

amendments/additions in Building Bye-laws of Delhi.

y Provided technical support to the Committee set up by Ministry of

Home Affairs (MHA) for Preparation of Model Town and CountryPlanning Legislation, Zoning Regulation Development Control and

Building Regulation/Bye_laws for Safety against Natural Hazards. Todisseminate the recommendations, organising Workshop in 21

States. So far, 8 workshops in the States of Tamil Nadu,

Chhatisgarh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh,Assam and Tripura have been organised.

y BMTPC undertook rapid assessment of nature and extent of damage

to buildings after the earthquakes of Uttarkashi (1991), Latur

(1993), Jabalpur (1997), Chamoli (1999), Kutchchh (2001),cyclones of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh in 1994 and cyclone

in East & West Godavari districts (1996), Gujarat (1998) and floods

in Punjab, Haryana (1996). Based on the assessment, preparedTechnology Options for repair, reconstruction and retrofitting of

houses for disaster affected areas.

y The Council jointly with Gujarat State Disaster Management

Authority constructed 478 model buildings in 478 villages and

retrofitted 445 public buildings to demonstrate disaster resistanttechnologies. Provided Training to 5000 masons and 50 engineers in



Gujarat.

y Provided technical support to Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre

under ADB Funded Project on Strengthening Disaster Mitigation and

Management in Uttaranchal.

y Provided technical support to National Task Force constituted by

MHA for Special Study of Lakshadweep Islands to assessvulnerability to various hazards and suggest mitigation/ prevention

measures.

y Prepared housing designs for Tsunami affected region of Andaman &

Nicobar Islands and providing technical assistance to Govt. of TamilNadu for construction of 20 units each in Tsunami affected areas of

Chennai and Cuddalore.

y Prepared Guidelines for Improving Earthquake, Wind/Cyclone, Flood

and Landslide resistance of housing and also prepared Manuals, Do¶s

and Don¶ts, Posters, Pamphlets, etc. in local languages.y Organising Training Programmes on Disaster Resistant Technologies.

Also involved in providing Training to 300 engineers in J&K after the

recent earthquake.

y Ministry of Rural Development has issued a Circular to all States

making it necessary to adopt disaster resistant construction features

in houses being built under Indira Awas Yojana in disaster prone

regions and States.

y State Governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat were persuaded to

undertake retrofitting of large number of houses in quake affected

districts as pro-active measures after the earthquake of Latur (1993)and Kutchch (2001).

CONSTRUCTION OF DE M ONSTRATION HOUSES UNDER VAMB AY

y BMTPC undertook a Demonstration Housing Project under VAMBAY

at Laggere, Bangalore for construction of 125 dwelling units with the

funding from Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviationand another 127 dwelling units with the funding from Karnataka

Slum Clearance Board. This project was completed in November

2004.y The Council is executing construction of demonstration houses using

cost effective technologies under VAMBAY scheme in the States of

Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Trichy (Tamil Nadu),

Koddalu (Karnataka), Dehradun (Uttranchal).



ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL IN THE NORTH±EAST REGION

The Council is actively involved in developing bamboo based technologies

and is currently working under the umbrella of the National Mission on

Bamboo Applications, to promote these in the North-Eastern Region by

encouraging commercial production of bamboo based products. TheCouncil is undertaking following activities in the North-Eastern Region:

y A sandwitched panel system for structural floors using bamboo

corrugated roofing sheets has also been developed where houses

with more than one storey can be constructed by using bamboo

floors.

y BMTPC is putting up demonstration buildings using cost effective

building technologies in Mizoram and Tripura with bamboo basedtechnologies and to propagate disaster resistant cost effective

construction technologies to deal with the problems of highseismicity in these States. So far the Council has completed 9

demonstration structures Mizoram and 5 structure in Tripura.

y The Council is setting up Technology Demonstration cum Production

Centre at Tripura in collaboration with the State

Government. Evaluation of Both technical and financial bid of the

tender for the execution of civil work of Technology Demonstration

cum production centre at Tripura is under process.

y Technology Guidelines have been developed for safety of buildings

and settlements coming up on hilly slopes. These will be publishedfor wider dissemination amongst related professionals.

The Council is establishing eight Bamboo Mat Production Centres in the

States of Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and Meghalaya (2 Nos. in each State).

In the first phase, 4 Bamboo Mat Production Centres (BMPC) are being

established at Sairang, Aizawl, Mizoram; Balpui, Mizoram; Sokhar

Nongtluh village, Umden, Meghalaya; and Kowaifung, Tripura. The main

objectives of these Centres are to produce quality bamboo mats,

imparting training in mat production processes and to create employment

opportunities in the North Eastern Region. It is estimated that eachCentre will generate eployment for 45000 women/men days per

annum. In Mizoram after completion of basic structures, set of Bambooprocessing machines have been dispatched to both the proposed Bamboo

mat demonstration cum production centres at Sairang and Bualpuri of

Mizoram state for installation.



RECENT AND ONGOING IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES

BMTPC¶s Important Activities/events

1. The progress of Demonstration Housing Projects under VAMBAY at

four places is as follows;

y Nagpur: The suggestions made for improvement by ED, BMTPC

and State Officials have been incorporated. Now all 70 dwelling

units complete in all respect is ready for handing over.

y Kodalu & Trichy : After casting of ground floor roof slab of all

70 units at Kudalu site, the masonary work of first floor level

has started. The masonry work of all 100 units at Trichi site i

in progress.

y Bilaspur: After completion of the masonry work in all 8 blocksup to Ground floor roof level, the installation of pre-cast roofing

components is in progress.

The fifth project at Uttaranchal has already been completed.

2. Two days workshop on Building Bye-Laws for Safety against Natural

Hazards & Project Development under JNNURM was held at Port Blai

in Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 17-18 January, 2007. The

workshop was inaugurated by Hon¶ble Minister of State

(Independent Charge), M/o HUPA, GoI, Kumari Selja; Lieutenan

Governor, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & Lt. General Sh Bhopinder

Singh presided over the function. Secretary, Ministry of Housing andUrban Poverty Alleviation, Shri Ranjit Issar; Chief Secretary,

Andaman & Nicobar Administration, Shri S. K. Sherif also graced th

occasion and addressed the delegates. After the Inaugural

Session, Model Bye-Laws for safety against Natural Hazard,

and details of JNNURM were discussed through Power Point

presentation and subsequently details of amendment to be

incorporated in the Andaman & Nicobar bye laws were discussed intechnical sessions. The workshop was attended by about 80

delegates from different departments of Andaman & Nicoba

Administration.

3. BMTPC has been conducting Capacity Building Programmes formunicipal functionaries on the topic, ³Project Development for BSUP



( Basic Services for Urban Poor) and IHSDP ( Integrated Housing and

Slum Development Programme) under JNNURM.´ During this month

these programmes were conducted as per following schedule;

During 5-6th January, 2007 at Bangalore

During 11-12th January, 2007 at Patna During 15-16th January, 2007 at Kolkata

During 17-18th January, 2007 at Port Blair

On 23rd January, 2007 at Chandigarh

All aspects of DPR preparation and appraisal including critical

issues were discussed with Municipal Functionaries during these

workshops.

4. A 5 days short term Certificate Training Programme wasconducted by the Council jointly with IIT- Roorkee on ³Performance

Based Design and Retrofitting of Buildings and Structures´ from 8thto 12th January, 2007 at NITS Noida. About 25 delegates

participated in this training programme. The delegates included

representatives from prestigious Organizations like CPWD, NTPC,

NHPC, State PWDs, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd., etc. Faculty

included professor from Earthquake Engineering Department, II

Rorkee and BMTPC officer- Chief (BM)

5. A two days training programme on ³Water Proofing and Damp

Proofing Materials and Techniques for Buildings and Structures´ on22nd and 23rd January, 2007 was conducted at Kolkata in association

of program partner - Dr. Fixit Institute of Structural Protection and

Rehabilitation. About 20 delegates participated in this trainingprogramme. The delegates included representatives from prestigiou

Organizations like CPWD, NTPC, NHPC, State PWDs, Satluj Jal Vidyu

Nigam Ltd. etc. faculty included Head of the Departments of Civil

Engineering, Jadabpur University, water proofing experts and Chie(BM)- BMTPC.

6. Six Detailed Project Reports two each from three States namelAndhra Pradesh, Gujarat and M.P. have been appraised by the

Council. These will be put up to Central Sanctioning & Monitoring

Committee for consideration and approval in forthcoming meeting

scheduled to be held on February 02, 2007.

7. Action regarding the work of retrofitting of four short listed



MCD schools is in advanced stage.

8. For award of performance Appraisal Certificate, the Factory of

M/s Riya Entreprise at Gandhi Dham, Gujarat was inspected during

the month of January for its product solid wood finger jointed

Panel doors from pine wood imported from New Zealand.

9. The estimate prepared by M/s Adlakha & Associates for 1848

number of EWS dwelling units to be constructed by Greater Noida

Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) was vetted by the Councilas a third party as per the requirement of GNIDA.

10. The work for construction of civil work of Technology

Demonstration cum Production Centre at Agartala has started.

11. Presentation of paper in Seminars/Workshops by BMTP

officers;

y An article titled ³Durability of Concrete´ by Chief (BM)

has been published in Times Journal of Construction and

Design.

y A paper on Vulnerability Aspects of Building was presented

during Sensitization Seminar on ³Safe Structural Practices´ atDr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar,

Punjab

12. Participation in Seminars/Workshops/Meetings/Exhibitions by

BMTPC officers

y BMTPC presented its activities in an Exhibition organized

by National Small Scale Industrial Corporation at Gorakhpur, U

wherein the Hon¶ble Union Minister of Small Scale Industries ,

Shri Mahavir Prasad took keen interest in BMTPC activities

during the inaugural function.

y Build Expo-2007 held at Coimbatore during January 25-

29,2007, exhibiting building based products, technologies,machineries, equipments including New ,Smart & Green

Buildings. Nearly 290 exhibition stalls were put up under one

roof. BMTPC was one of the event supporters for this five days

exhibition and also put up one stall. Hon'ble Minister for

Shipping, Road Transport & Highway, GoI, Sh.T.R.Balu,

inaugurated this exposition.



Nearly 5-6 thousand visitors visited BMTPC stall during this Exhibition.

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