Coimbatore: Eight construction associations in the district would protest the abnormal increase in steel and cement prices on Friday by boycotting work. Around 10,000 small and medium builders and contractors and more than 50,000 construction workers would participate in the one-day strike.
Representatives of the associations said the sudden hike in prices have affected construction contractors, who are unable to complete the projects within the estimated price. They said the common people, who have begun building houses with all their savings, have also been hit by the price rise.
The associations, including the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers, Builder’s Association of India, Contractor’s Welfare Association, the India Institute of Architects and the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India, among others, have announced their plans to ceremoniously stop work on Friday. “We will also take out a procession to Chidambaram Park at VOC from the W