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The Challenges




                                • About 377 million of   • This challenge is further    • Government’s targets
                                  India’s total population   compounded by
                                  of 1.21 billion are                             -  Provide housing for all
                                  urban dwellers. With   -  Constant erosion and     by 2022 i.e. provision
                                  over 10 million people   sedimentation, given      of homes to 18 million
                                  annually migrating to    India’s weather           households in urban India
                                  cities, the total urban   conditions               and nearly 30 million in
                                  population is expected                             rural India
                                                        -  Environment pollution
                                  to reach about 600       including generation of   -  Build 100 smart cities to
                                  million by 2031.
                                                           toxic waste, huge usage of   meet the urbanization
                                                           water, soil erosion, air   challenge
                                                           and noise






                      Construction
                   chemicals market –
                    Global Growth
                   5% p.a.







                               India's Market Size
                              USD 1,100

                                     Million;
                                Growing at 17% p.a.











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