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Inspecting the ongoing construction work of an air dispatch unit of the BRO here, which is also touted to be the world's largest 3D concrete printed campus, Director General, Border Roads (BR), Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry Sunday said it was a major breakthrough in the building construction domain. Lt Gen Chaudhry said the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and construction company L&T joined hands to make the Himank Air Dispatch Unit in Chandigarh, which features state-of-the art 3D printing technology, a world class facility. India is the frontrunner to adopt this technology, the DG said, adding that he was really delighted to witness the development. Chaudhry said such a building complex will take nothing less than 18 months or two years to complete through conventional construction methods. But 60 per cent of the construction work on the air dispatch unit, which began in April, is already done and will be finished by the end of December, he said. It is a major breakthrough in the ..