PROPAGATION OF FERRO CEMENT TECHNOLOGY 

This Japanese Technology was introduced by Samajik Seva Sadan in the year 1988 with the patron-ship of Mr. S. B. Agnihotri (IAS), the Collector & District Magistrate of Dhenkanal. With his kind efforts we could get a project from CAPART for propagating this technology throughout Odisha.

We designed various types of roofing panels, water tanks of different designs and capacities, doors and windows and trained 108 Ferro Cement Masons and 15 Junior Engineers of different Govt. and NGO sector. We assisted in making Ferro-Cement manufacturing units at Sarsokana Block in Mayurbhanj, ITDA, Kaptipada, Sarsokana Block and CDA, Bidanasi in Cuttack. NGOs such as Gram Vikas, SAMBHAB, AGRAGAMEE, JAGRUTI and PREM established their own manufacturing units after their Masons and Engineers were trained at Samajik Seva Sadan.

Central Institute for Fresh-water Aquaculture (CIFA) near Uttara Chhak, Bhubaneswar came to know about our innovations of Ferro-Cement Water Tanks invited us for a demonstration. Today more than 200 Ferro-Cement Water Tanks of various design and capacities up to 5000 liters can be seen used by them for Hatchery, Perl-culture and for various experiments.