10-storey building built in 48 hours in Mohali

December 01, 2012 21:27

A team of over 200 people worked round the clock as INSTACON, the much talked about building constructed in Mohali, met its 48-hour deadline today to enter record books as the fastest completed such building in India.

"We assembled the 200 tonne building, having an area of over 25,000 square meters within the stipulated time of 48 hours, whose deadline ended at 4.30 pm today," said Harpal Singh, CMD of Synergy Thrislington, a Mohali-based infrastructure company.

He also showed the certificate issued by the Limca Book of Records for being the fastest ten-storey building in India.

I C Syal, an ex-professor of Punjab Engineering Collegehere who designed the building, said the structure can withhold for 600 years.

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