Professional Development Centre Launched
The construction industry is experiencing a shortage of skilled manpower, T. Srinivasan, Chief Executive Officer, Larsen and Toubro – Ramboll Consulting Engineers, said here on Friday. He was speaking at the launch of a Professional Development Centre by Design Forum India. Despite the industry having registered 10 per cent growth in the last five years, it was losing a large chunk of its manpower to the information technology (IT) industry, he observed. The construction industry is experiencing a shortage of skilled manpower
Indian companies were even hiring professionals from outside the country for projects. Hence, fresh graduates should be drawn into civil engineering. Unlike the past, the construction industry was paying on a par with IT. More than 70 per cent of the time spent on a project was on planning. Developing the planning aspect was of primary importance as this was where the country lacked. Primavera (software) was one of the top tools used in planning, Mr. Srinivasan said. The software was still in an infant stage in India, B. Soundararajan, Managing Director, Suguna Poultry Farm, said. Project management services should come up in India, he observed. Nandini Rangaswamy, Managing Director, Chandra Group of Companies and Secretary, GRG Institutions, also spoke.
26.03.2008.
