Indiramma Houses To Use Shear Wall Tech
While shear wall technology (SWT) is currently used for high‑rise buildings in cities, it is now being applied to Indiramma houses.
Kothaguda: The state government is likely to encourage the use of precast shear wall technology in the construction of Indiramma houses in interior and tribal areas to ensure early completion. Officials said the move aims to avoid delays, as some poor beneficiaries are unable to complete basement construction and often stop midway.
While shear wall technology (SWT) is currently used for high‑rise buildings in cities, it is now being applied to Indiramma houses. Telangana Housing Corporation officials noted that nearly 150 houses worth ₹5 lakh each have already been built using SWT in Nizamabad, Nagarkurnool, Kamareddy, Medak, Narayanpet and Sangareddy districts. It is an engineering system designed to protect buildings from sideways forces like strong winds and earthquakes.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy visited a model Indiramma house constructed with SWT in Kothaguda of Kolam Kotari gram panchayat in Kerameri mandal, Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, where he attended a mass house‑warming ceremony on Monday.
A private company, Vedan Infra, in coordination with the housing department, has taken up construction using aluminium formwork. The Housing Corporation now plans to encourage beneficiaries to adopt the technology for faster completion without additional financial burden.
B. Mallikarjun, CEO of Vedan Infra, said the method was cost‑effective, requiring only 6–8 labourers and no bricks. “We complete each Indiramma house in 15 days, compared with 90 days under conventional methods. The finish is fine, quality is maintained, and walls will not develop cracks,” he said.
He explained that walls are built with steel and concrete, eliminating rework costs such as plastering. The monolithic houses include a hall, bedroom, toilets, bathroom and kitchen, all completed within 15 days. Officials said efforts are being made to construct houses with shear wall technology in interior areas where transporting cement and steel is difficult and beneficiaries cannot spend from their own pockets.
The houses, built on 400 sq ft at a cost of ₹5 lakh, are expected to last 60 years. The outer walls will be five inches thick and inner walls four inches, with more usable space inside.