Built in 43 Days - India's First 3D-Printed Post Office Inaugurated in Bengaluru (Image: twitter.com/narendramodi/status)
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India”s first 3D-printed post office in Karnataka”s Bengaluru on Friday.
The construction, which is located in Bengaluru’s Cambridge Layout near to the Ulsoor Bazaar, spans over an area around 1100 square feet.
“Every Indian would be proud to see India”s first 3D printed Post Office”, wrote Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X (formerly Twitter).
This is a “testament to our nation”s innovation and progress, and also embodies the spirit of a self-reliant India”, said Mr Modi appreciating everyone who stood behind the completion of the office”s construction.
Every Indian would be proud to see India”s first 3D printed Post Office at Cambridge Layout, Bengaluru. A testament to our nation”s innovation and progress, it also embodies the spirit of a self-reliant India. Compliments to those who have worked hard in ensuring the Post… pic.twitter.com/Y4TrW4nEhZ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2023
The inauguration was done virtually by Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister of Communications, Railways, and Electronics and Information Technology.
The construction marks “the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, wrote Mr Vaishnav sharing a snippet of the Post Office”s construction and facilities included, on X.
The spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat!
🇮🇳India’s first 3D printed Post Office.📍Cambridge Layout, Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/57FQFQZZ1b
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) August 18, 2023
Larsen & Toubro Ltd, an Indian multinational company engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Services, did the construction with the technological support from IIT Madras. They have also taken advise and guidance from Professor Manu Santhanam, Building Technology and Construction Management Division, Department of Civil Engineering in Madras IIT.
“Bengaluru always presents a new picture of India. The new picture that you saw today in terms of this 3D-printed post office building, that’s the spirit of India today. That’s the spirit with which our country is progressing today,” Indian Express quoted Minister Vaishnaw.
3D concrete printing hastens the construction speed and enhance overall build quality. It requires only minimal manual intervention and uses computer-controlled processes to create three-dimensional shapes. A robotic printer deposits the concrete shapes layer by layer. This will be hardened quickly using special grade concrete.
“It is because of the robotic intervention that involves pre-embedded designs, that we were able to complete the entire construction activity in a period of 43 days as compared to about 6-8 months taken by conventional method”, Indian Express quoted George Abraham the South and East Head of Opertions, Larsen & Toubro Limited.
The construction was also carried out at a cost of Rs 23 lakh, around 30-40 per cent less compared to the cost involved in conventional methods.
