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Home (/) Happenings IITM News (/happenings/IITM-news) Finance Minister Inaugurates India's First 3D Printed House At IIT Madras

Finance
Minister
Inaugurates
India's First 3D
Printed House
At IIT Madras

28th Apr 2021 NDTV.com View Article

(https://www.ndtv.com/education/finance-
minister-inaugurates-indias-first-3d-
printed-house-at-iit-madras)

The 600 square feet single-story house has been constructed using indigenous concrete 3D
printing technology and in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity's Terwilliger Center for
Innovation in Shelter, the institute said.

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on April 27 inaugurated India's first 3D printed
house at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras campus. The house has been constructed
by Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions, a startup founded by IIT Madras alumni, which is a is part of the
new incubator of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) established at IIT Madras.

The 600 square feet single-story house has been constructed using indigenous concrete 3D
printing technology and in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity's Terwilliger Center for
Innovation in Shelter, the institute said. Using this technology, a house can be build in five days.

Ms Sitharaman congratulated IIT Madras for encouraging innovation and bringing new concepts and
ideas to life. "India definitely needs such solutions which do not require much time. This technology
enables building a 3D printed house in 5 days. With the Hon'ble Prime Minister's goal of 'Housing
for All by 2022,' we have a huge challenge before us. A huge challenge of meeting that deadline and
making sure that people who need houses get it at an affordable price. The Government incentives
for that are available," the minister said.

Sharing the startups' vision, Adithya VS, Co-Founder and CEO, Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions,
said, "This technology can enable deep personalization of construction for the ultimate target
segment - the individual. 3D Printing can ensure that affordable, good quality housing is available
to all Indians with a technology that is built in India and symbolizes Atmaribhar Bharat."

Speaking on the occasion, Anoop Nambiar, Country Director (India), Terwilliger Center for
Innovation in Shelter, Habitat for Humanity, said, "A widespread adoption and deployment of this
technology could contribute significantly in reducing the housing gap in India and around the
world."

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