CPWD adopts new dust-free construction technology

Amid rising concerns over dust pollution, state-run construction major Central Public Works Department will shift to a new dust-free construction technology for all its major projects worth Rs 100 crore and above.
Monolithic construction technology is being followed in countries like the US, the UK, Russia, Germany, China, Singapore and Malaysia among others.
"CPWD will henceforth, adopt modern Monolithic construction technology for all major projects of Rs 100 crore and above each, abandoning traditional methods of construction which are marked by several disadvantages," said a statement by Urban Development Ministry, under which CPWD comes.
It is recognised for its "quick, quality, dust free construction" for large projects, the statement said.

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has approved the technology shift in the context of rising concerns over dust pollution and recommendation of the Standing Committee on Urban Development, it added.
The minister also took note of the observations of National Green Tribunal (NGT) and Supreme Court over the alarming levels of air and noise pollution in Delhi and other major cities of the country, the statement said.
Benefits of Monolithic construction technology, which is suited for large housing projects and office complexes, include cost saving due to reduced construction time, much lesser air and noise pollution and construction waste, and durable construction, the statement said.

CPWD executed large scale construction projects worth Rs 2,301 crore in 2015-16, while its total works were to the tune of Rs 4,988 crore in last fiscal.