Housing push: Pradhan MantriAwasYojana (Urban)requires 15.8 MT of steel, 62 MT of cement

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The minister added that an estimated 3.65 crore jobs would be generated in construction of all sanctioned houses of which about 1.65 crore jobs would have already been generated so far. In the case of aviation, the minister pointed out that steel is being used extensively in airport terminal buildings for roof structure and as support to glass facade. Urban development minister H S Puri said that there will be a requirement of around 158 lakh tonnes of steel and 692 lakh tonnes of cement to construct 1.12 crore houses under Pradhan MantriAwasYojana(Urban). Of this, around 84 lakh tonne of steel and 370 lakh tonne of cement has already been consumed.