22K construction sites in Gujarat join nationwide strike
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Fri, Feb 12 2021 22:12 IST |
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Gandhinagar, Feb 12 : Real estate developers and contractors in Gujarat on Friday participated in the one-day nationwide strike to protest against the exorbitant and unacceptable price hike of cement and steel.
Construction work on more than 22,000 sites came to a standstill opposing the artificial price hike by the cement and steel companies. The associations on strike also demanded that the government should constitute a cement regulatory authority for price regulation.
Builders, construction contractors on strike on February 12
February 11, 2021
Allege cartelisation by cement, steel players for steep price hike of raw material Real estate developers’ and contractors’ bodies have announced a day-long strike on Friday across the country to protest against the alleged “artificial price hike of raw materials” including steel and cement.
Representatives of Builders Association of India (BAI), Gujarat Chapter accompanied by the State chapters of Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India, , Contractor Association, Gujarat Institute of Housing and Estate Developers and Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) Ahmedabad Centre met on February 11 to announce a strike on February 12.
Builders to go on strike on February 12
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The main demand of the builders is measures to control steel and cement prices
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The main demand of the builders is measures to control steel and cement prices
Builders and related construction activity members will stop work for a day on February 12, as part of a nation-wide strike called for by the Builders Association of India (BAI). The main demand is measures to control steel and cement prices.
The Joint Action Committee of Coimbatore representing the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Builders Association of India, Contractors Welfare Association, Coimbatore Builders and Contractors Association, Coimbatore Civil Engineers Association, Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India, The India Institute of Architects, and Paver Block Manufacturer Association has decided to take out a rally from the Women’s Polytechnic to VOC Park on February 12 and submit a memo