doi:10.3850/978-981-08-7920-4_S1-C30-cd

ABSTRACT

This report involves the construction industry in India which is the second largest industry in the country after agriculture. Construction activity is an integral part of country’s infrastructure and industrial development. Various figures show the development of the construction activities in India in the recent years. It covers a wide spectrum of basic input activities including hospital structures, residential buildings, airports, water supply, sewer drainage, power systems, irrigation, agricultural systems and telecommunications etc. Construction has become the basic input for socio-economic development. The industry is the infrastructure of the infrastructure industry and generates substantial employment. It also provides impetus to other sectors through backward and forward linkages, and decisions that must be made to construct manually or with the use of equipment. It is essential therefore that this vital activity is nurtured for the healthy growth of the economy of India. The construction sector has major linkages with the building material industry since materials account for a sizeable share of the construction costs. These include cement, steel, bricks, sand, fixtures, paints and chemicals, equipment, petro, timber,minerals, aluminum, glass and plastics. The construction projectmust fit into the legal framework governing the property; these include governmental regulations on the use of property and obligations created in the process of construction. The construction workers Act 1996, regulates the employment and conditions of building and other construction workers and provides for their safety, health, welfare and other matters.

Keywords: Construction, Design, Developing countries, Estimation, Labor intensive.

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