Topic summary
CPWD
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Central Public Works Department.
History
CPWD has PAN India presence and has ability to undertake construction of complex projects even in difficult terrain and maintenance in post construction stage. In 1954, the CPWD played an important role in the International Exhibition on Low-Cost Housing held in New Delhi. The exhibition was sponsored by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, known as the Ministry of Works, Housing & Supply at the time. The CPWD put on display 12 full-scale models of cheap housing. The CPWD also adopted one of the housing designs created by Habib Rahman, who was Senior Architect in the CPWD, for the construction of quarters in New Delhi. CPWD had been involved in construction of stadiums and other infrastructure requirements for Asian Games 1982 and Commonwealth Games 2010.