NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Canada has strongly pitched in with the offer of its wood based high density house construction technology to enable India meet its 'Housing for All by 2022' target.

This offer was made by the visiting Canadian Minister of International Trade Ed Fast during his meeting with the Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday.

According to a statement, Ed Fast elaborated on Canada's expertise in wood based housing technology that enables multi-storey construction that India can consider to meet its ambitious housing targets.

He said that life span of such houses is about 60 years and is amenable for renewal.

The Canadian Minister also made detailed queries1 about the new initiatives in urban sector including building of 100 Smart Cities, Housing for All and infrastructure development in urban areas of the country.

Noting that three of Canada's cities namely, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary figure among the top 10 smart cities of the world, Ed Fast said that his country was keen to partner with India in an appropriate manner in building smart cities.

Venkaiah Naidu directed the Secretaries of his two ministries to examine Canada's offers for firming up areas of cooperation before the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Canadian counterpart during the forthcoming G-20 Summit in Australia next month.

  • 1. New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): Canada showed interest in taking part in India's ambitious programmes of 'Housing for All' and building 100 'smart cities' and offered its technology in this regard. The offer was made during a meeting between Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast with Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi. Fast said they had a very intense discussion about the 100 smart cities that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has put forward to develop modern India. He added that it is remarkable of the path the new government placed India on.

    source: http://www.aninews.in/videogallery9/29150-canada-says-it-can-help-solve-india-039-s-housing-problems.html