Interview with Mrs. Neelam Manjunath, CGMBT on bamboo as construction material
Every year we pay lip service to environmental causes by earmarking special events like Water Day, Earth Day, Environment Day, Wildlife Week, Vanamahotsav etc. Earth Day is celebrated or observed on 22nd April every year, so we thought of touching chords by sharing something truly inspiring: Bamboo as construction material. With Government of India recently approving bamboo as construction material, it paves the way to revolutinise construction industry and real estate business by drastically reducing costs, and moreover in the COVID era it affords us more space by reducing costs and literally giving us healthier atmosphere. Malini Shankar of Digital Discourse Foundation caught up with Mrs. Neelam Manjunath , of Centre for Green Materials & Building Technology in Bangalore. She is a leading voice advocating usage of Bamboo in the construction industry. Here is our expert interview for the Earth Day 2021. 1. What are the indigenous earthen materials that will do well in the c