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Several initiatives are underway in the state of Gujarat to promote confined masonry construction.

1. The Government of Gujarat has recently sponsored the publication of several documents related to earthquake-resistant construction, including a guide to confined masonry construction. This latter document is available here:

Build Confined Masonry House

 

2. On the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, a major building initiative using confined masonry is underway.