KOCHI: Amid rising number of accident cases at construction sites and insufficient safety measures, the Kerala wing of Confederation ofReal Estate Developers' Association of India (Credai) is planning to bring out a safety manual for workers in the construction industry.
Shibu Baby John, state minister for labour and rehabilitation, will release the manual at Credai-Kerala's first state conference, to be held in Kochi on September 8.
The confederation has four chapters -Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Thrissur and Kozhikode. "Credai-Kochi is also conducting workshops on safety measures among its members," said M V Antony, president of Credai - Kerala, in Kochi on Wednesday. "How to make housing affordable to the people in Kerala would be a theme we would be discussing in the conference, apart from the main theme of responsible and sustainable development in real estate industry," said K V Abdul Azeez, chairman of Credai-Kerala. "Currently there is a shortage of 3 crore to 3.5 crore houses in India, and in Kerala too, there is a huge demand for housing," he added.
"We have 1.5 million migrant labourers working in Kerala. But there is a shortage of skilled labour. In order to meet this demand, the state government is setting up a Skill Development Academy which is going to be ready within six months," Azeez said. Credai expects around 200 property developers from Kerala, members of the Builders Association of India, and architects to participate in the conference.Jones Lang Laselle, a global real estate services firm, and KPMG, a professional services group, are the knowledge partners to the conference.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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