LAMP has been extending support to assist poor shelterless people for construction of low cost shelter. In this connection, LAMP received assistance and support from HUDCO, Kolkata for establishing a Building Centre at Sonamukhi, Bankura District. The Building Centre has been set up with a view to ensure:

•  Technology transfer from “lab” to “land”.

•  Skill up-gradation and training to the construction workers at various levels.

•  Production of building materials components using appropriate technology.

•  Construction of low-cost housing/building using the trained workers and the components produced at the Sonamukhi Building Centre, as a cost effective building construction system.

In this building center, local construction workers have been getting training facilities and production of various cost-effective building construction materials has also been continuing. People of the locality have become interested for undertaking construction of low-cost houses by using materials produced in the Building Centre. In this connection, LAMP has also been organising awareness-cum-information camps in its project areas for motivating people to develop their shelter by using cost-effective technologies for good health, environment and safe living conditions.

LAMP's Building Centre has also been providing consultancy service on cost-effective building technology in its areas of operation in Kolkata, Bankura and 24 Parganas South districts.

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