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Best way to meet challenges in construction industry:

Begin NE reconstruction work - Dakshitha Talgodapitiya

Commencing re-construction work in the North and East immediately is the best way to overcome the difficulties faced by the construction industry at present and it must be used as an opportunity to enhance the quality of life of not only those affected by the conflict but also by others, CEO Chamber of Construction Industry (CCI) Dakshitha Talgodapitiya told Daily News Business.

The CCI with its principal constituents has sent an agreement to Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa offering their support for the rehabilitation of the North and East. The agreement was signed by the Presidents of the CCI Surath Wickramasinghe, Institute of Architects Chandana Edirisuriya, Institute of Quality Surveyors Chitra Wedikkara, Institute of Valuers, S. N. Wijepala, Institute of Surveyors, H. H. Subasinghe, National Construction Association, Dr. Rohan Karunaratne, Association of Consulting Engineers, Tudor Munasinghe and the Institute of Town Planners L. D. Dickman. Talgodapitiya said that in 2008 the construction industry recorded a growth of seven to eight percent compared to over nine percent in 2006-2007.

However, the cause for concern of major stakeholders is the drop in work which is reflected by the cement consumption being reduced by 20 percent and steel consumption by 30 percent. He said that the growth of the construction industry must be sustained to meet the challenges arising from large scale development activities in the conflict affected areas.

The training of construction craftsmen is an essential prerequisite to enhance the construction capabilities and therefore the CCI has made arrangements to set up five training centres in the Batticaloa district with the assistance of Germany.

It has also sought the support of development banks such as Asian Development Bank and a number of donor agencies to train construction craftsmen, he said.

Training construction craftsmen provide a gainful livelihood development for those with the least educational qualifications from the most vulnerable sector of the country within a short period of time. This is an ideal approach for livelihood development of IDPs and conflict affected persons, he said.

Moreover, contractors in the North and East should establish joint ventures and collaboration arrangements with large domestic companies and even overseas contractors to benefit those in the region. He said that the mistakes made in the tsunami reconstruction must be avoided.

The inflow of unaccredited construction contractors more like fly by night operators to exploit disaster recovery should be avoided at all costs. All construction work should be carried out by ICTAD registered contractors only, he said.

 

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