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interaction COVER STORY Construction of tall buildings is inevitable Founded in 1980, the Al Fara’a Integrated Construction Group, comprises twelve fully integrated construction and related businesses in the United Arab Emirates and India. It has a strong presence in Asia and the GCC region. Among tall building projects under construction by the Group in India, Tata Housing’s 48 storeys project in Mumbai is the tallest. In an exclusive interview to CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES, NITESH GANGARAMANI, DIRECTOR, INDIA, AL FARA'A GROUP, discusses major challenges faced in constructing tall buildings and why they are inevitable in India. Your opinion on the rising population of tall buildings in urban India. What factors are fuelling the rise of tall buildings population in India. Te advantages of tall buildings and increasing trend in India. • Space saving and accommodates more residents. • More airy and receive more sunlight which increases indoor environment quality and invite more green building features in energy conservation. • Economical and afordable for buying compared to widespread land construction. • Cleaning and maintenance of property is easy and less. • More ideal for peaceful and uninterrupted living. • All round security of the residents is more easy and manageable. • Commune and society advantages for enjoyment of social life including the day health activities like, swimming, club house gymnasium etc. In terms of geography which regions will see major rise in tall building population. Mainly the densely populated area where land constrain are there, althoughthe trend of tall building is getting popular in Tier I and Tier II cities due to the above advantages, especially the corporate areas like, Mumbai and its suburbs, Ahmedabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Bangalore, Chennai etc. 22 construction opportunities|SEPTEMBER 2017