construction bylaws
The building bylaws of 1983 have no provision for the structural safety and stability of existing buildings. More perturbing is the data from the Susceptibility Atlas of India (2007), which shows that out of 33.8 lakh buildings, over 31 lakh are at medium risk during an earthquake and 1.46 lakh are at high risk. On [...] Continue Reading »
Surat may become the first city in India to make solar water heating mandatory in all buildings – residential and commercial. Union urban development ministry had made it mandatory that civic bodies of all 58 cities identified to be made “solar cities” change their construction bylaws. The order was out to make solar energy compulsory for [...] Continue Reading »
