Global NICMARians Alumni Meet & Construction Leadership Conclave 1.0 concluded at a note that India has one of the fastest growing construction and real estate industry. Alumni of India’s only premier National Institute for Construction Management and Research (NICMAR) came together & discussed industry best practices, ideas and laid down the road map to transform the Indian construction sector to world class. In the one day Global Alumni conference, global trends causing the disruption in construction as well as challenges and possible way forward to transform the Indian construction sector to surpass international standard were discussed during the panel discussions.

Raghvendra Singh Bisen – Vice President (EPC) Head Project Controls and Project Management, Oberoi Realty, said, “Share of the construction sector to GDP is estimated to grow from 9 per cent in 2017 to 15 per cent making India the third largest construction market by 2030 globally. Such exceptional growth in the sector demands both technology and skill transfer.

Jairam Panch, MD, Turner India said that it was a feather in their cap. Almost all the equipment used for making the statue were Indian. It took 56 months to complete the statue, the core of the statue utilised 210,000 cubic metres and it is completely green construction.

Association of Global NICMARians is committed to transforming this sector by riding the wave of disruption and unprecedented investment in the construction and infrastructure projects. Global NICMARians Alumni Meet and Construction Leadership Conclave 1.0 is just the first step in that direction and will bring the Industry leaders together to set the narrative and lay down the road-map for this exciting journey. NICMARians are shaping the construction industry today in India and abroad with nearly 20 per cent working abroad in around 40 countries.