H S Puri, Dharmendra Pradhan encourage enhanced steel usage in construction, aviation

Urban development minister H S Puri on Tuesday said that there will be a requirement of around 158 lakh tonnes of steel and 692 lakh tonnes of cement to construct 1.12 crore houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). Of this, around 84 lakh tonne of steel and 370 lakh tonne of cement has already been consumed.

“Enhanced use of steel in terminal buildings, pre-engineered structures leads to ease in work and speedy construction. The value of steel used in construction of airport terminal buildings in past 3 years is around Rs 570 crore. The value of steel expected to be used for construction of such buildings in next 5 years is close to Rs 1,905 crore”, Puri said.