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In order to establish a deep connection between the
new building and the residents of the village the
materials of the building and construction was designed
so that local skills could be employed. Masons
constructed the walls in techniques they were familiar
with and this helped generate employment for many
months in the village. Even the procurement of stone
was from local river beds and quarries and dressing of
the stones was carried out at the site.
The filler slab construction, although, not at all a new
technology was something that the locals had never
seen before. The process of laying and casting the slab
became almost a local event. Laying the pattern of the
pots and making the slab worked like a training of the
team towards this new technology.
The pots for the filler slab, approximately 1200 in total
were all made in a neighbouring village potter’s
workshop. A family run enterprise, the potter and his
family were employed for over a year in the process of
making these pots. The sizes and design of the pots
required close coordination as the height of the pots
was critical to maintain slab thickness and requisite
concrete covers.

Local Employment and Capacity Building

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