From the pages of The Hindu, August 21, 1974: Use of cement banned for some buildings: houses exempt
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From the pages of The Hindu, August 21, 1974: Use of cement banned for some buildings: houses exempt

The Hindu  

New Delhi, Aug. 20: The Union Government has banned the use of cement for certain specified types of construction for one year. The banned categories are: buildings intended to be used as offices, theatres or cinema houses, residential hotels, restaurants or eating houses, shops, roads or pavement. But use of cement for miscellaneous items of construction, including fence-posts and compound walls, concreting of courtyards and driveways, tree guards, concrete benches, trellis work, etc. The objective behind the order is to conserve cement, and use alternative materials wherever possible.

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