‘Indian Urban Housing Conclave-2022’

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Context

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate ‘Indian Urban Housing Conclave-2022’ (IUHC2022).

The Conclave

‘Indian Urban Housing Conclave-2022’ (IUHC2022) is a three-day event that is being organised by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), at Rajkot, Gujarat.
More than 200 technology providers are expected to showcase their products.
‘Indian Urban Housing Conclave’ will provide a platform to all stakeholders to demonstrate their technologies as well as deliberate upon various options of technologies, materials and processes for large scale adoption.
Further, beneficiaries (house owners) will have access to innovative, rapid and cost-effective construction technologies and materials for use. It will also help devising strategies, action plan and roadmap for achieving the vision of “Future Ready Urban India” focussed on urban housing during the ‘Amrit Kaal’.

A Brief Background on Sustainable Housing

The environmental impact during construction of spaces like buildings is quite massive. In most cases, they account for extensive debris, disturbance of the soil and topography of the area, as well as severe energy consumption along with toxic waste. Green buildings, however, are revolutionizing this concept by emerging as eco-friendly, energy saving and low waste generating solutions. A green building has been defined as one which uses less water, optimises energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building. A green building is created from natural and sustainable materials. There are several ways we can make residential properties green. The most common among them is the use of low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the interior materials of a building. It ensures that the building has a continuous supply of fresh air.

India has the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) which actively promotes the concept of green building in the country. Developers are utilizing sustainability techniques like installing solar panels, recycling units, and other design and construction strategies to preserve natural resources and improve the overall life quality of residents. All these require adoption of alternative technologies.

Components of the event

Inauguration of Light House Project (LHP) Rajkot, Gujarat

Light House Projects (LHPs) are being built as part of the Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC- India) initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U).
LHPs are model housing projects with approximate 1,000 houses (each project) being built with alternate technology suitable to the geo-climatic and hazard conditions of the region.
These projects are demonstrating construction of ready to live houses with maximum speed, economy and with better quality of construction in a sustainable manner.
Six Technology providers have been selected through rigorous online bidding process for construction of Light House Projects (LHPs) at six different locations in six states.

National Exhibition on Innovative construction practices:

An exhibition on Innovative building materials, construction technologies & processes will be set up where global and domestic exhibitors will showcase the prototype models on new and innovative construction technologies/materials.

Exhibition on best practices adopted by States/UTs under PMAY-U including Gujarat:

This promotes cooperative federalism.

Deliberations on Affordable Housing Discourses:

Various dialogues, thematic sessions, roundtable discussions will be conducted. Aim: to take resolve for future urban development in improving ‘Ease of Living’.

Felicitation of PMAY(U) Awards 2021:

In order to recognize the outstanding contribution by States, UTs and ULBs, MoHUA has introduced annual awards for excellence in implementation of PMAY(U).

Read about PM Awaas Yojana here: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/pm-awas-yojana

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