“For every building, there is a myriad of artisans, masons, carpenters, plumbers. So, on an average project site, you would need hundreds of artisans and that is one of the areas we have been charged to go for to address the shortage of artisans.
“The number cannot be static even though the population is growing everyday and development needs are expanding. We have been retrogressive because our infrastructure has been in a state of comatose. We need new and more infrastructure, build new schools and homes. “For a country with 200 million people and a housing shortfall of 20 million, if we are going to thrive to address that shortfall within 20 years, we need not less than 10 million artisans.”
He further stated, “We need millions of artisans. The target of the council is to build up at least100,000 artisans every year, so far we want to significantly boost the number of building professionals.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.