Southern States
-
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
Work on permanent exhibition centre to begin in Jan.
By Our Special Correspondent
HYDERABAD, DEC. 8. Work on the Rs.42-crore permanent exhibition centre on the National Academy of Construction (NAC) campus near HITEC City at Madhapur, designed on the lines of Munich and Dusseldorf exhibitions, would begin on January 1, 2002, and completed in a year's time.
Addressing a press conference, Mr. R.C. Sinha, Director General of the NAC, said the airconditioned permanent expo of international standards, spread over 100 acres, would be one of the best in Asia. A separate company, Hyderabad International Exposition Limited, had been formed for building the expo.
In the Rs. 23.5-crore first phase, the Expo would have three halls, each of 4000 square metre area, open area for display, conference halls and committee rooms, a trade centre, an auditorium and other support services.
Mr. Sinha said an `International Conference on Construction Industry' would be organised by the NAC from March 21 to 24, 2002, to be attended by 500 delegates, 400 from India and 100 from abroad, including countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Africa, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangla Desh.
The theme of the conference was "Construction opportunities in the infrastructure sector in developing countries", dealing with `Investments in infrastructure', `Regulatory and enabling framework of construction in developing countries', `Role of IT in construction', `Quality and standards' and `Environment and habitation'.
Parallel to the conference, it was proposed to organise an "International exhibition on the construction, materials and technology (NACEH 2002)", on the site earmarked for the permanent expo, in an open area of 10,000 square metres and built up area of 4,500 square metres.
Responding to questions, he said he was against retention of Urban Land Ceiling Act, as it was only helping real estate developers. He also favoured removal of all regulations and controls on the construction industry. The Rs.1, 20,000-crore construction industry employed two crore people, second biggest employer, after agriculture. The annual growth rate was at present seven to eight percent, but had the potential to reach 12 percent, with shortage of roads and housing stock.
Send this article to Friends by
E-Mail
Southern States
|
