Shear walls constructions are of high in strength, which resist the seismic force, wind forces and even can be built on soils of weak bases by adopting various ground improvement techniques. The shortage of housing is acutely felt in urban areas-more so in the 35 Indian cities, which according to the 2001 census have a population of more than a million". The Working Group on Housing for the 9 th five-year plan estimated the housing shortage in 2001 at 19.4 million units-12.76 million in rural area and 6.64 million in urban area. "A large gap still exists between the demand and supply of housing units, while there has been an impressive growth in the total housing stock from 65 million in 1947 to 187.05 million in 2001.
To meet the food and clothing requirements of vast population India became successful however the problem of providing shelter of all is defying solutions. After food and clothing, shelter is a basic human need.
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