Construction Week - March 2019

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Pravin Darade, affectionately addressed as Mumbai’s Metro Man by his peers, is certainly passionate about the work he does. In just under three years as Additional Metropolitan Commissioner and Project Director (Mumbai Urban Transport Project), MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority), he has catapulted the Mumbai Metro project into the advanced stages. Even as he moves on to take on the mantle of Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects), BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation), he speaks fondly about the baby he has nurtured to infancy, stating with determination that the vital project must be completed in time so as to quickly and effectively ease the burden on Mumbai’s present infrastructure.
We also speak about how façades are the most strategic and visible part of the building which leads to an improvement in appearance and environmental performances in buildings. Façades play a significant role in the quality of a building. It forms the barrier between the internal space and the outside climate.