CFI Marks 25 Years, Focuses on Future Infrastructure Growth
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CFI Marks 25 Years, Focuses on Future Infrastructure Growth

The Construction Federation of India (CFI) marked its Silver Jubilee with discussions on technology adoption, project execution and the policy and operational challenges facing India’s construction and infrastructure sector.
Themed “25 Years of Building Excellence & the Future Ahead,” the programme brought together senior industry leaders and infrastructure experts, with Sanjay Mukherjee, Metropolitan Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), as chief guest.
A leadership panel examined technology, mechanisation, project delivery, governance and sustainable infrastructure, highlighting the need to improve efficiency, productivity and resilience across the construction and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) ecosystem.
Mukherjee highlighted the scale of infrastructure development planned for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and the capacity, skills and resources required to deliver it. He cited the Metro, Coastal Road and Atal Setu as examples of Indian contractors’ project execution capabilities.
“CFI can play an important role in bringing the industry together to build on this momentum and shape the next 25 years of infrastructure growth,” he said.
M V Satish, President, CFI, and Advisor to CMD, L&T, emphasised the federation’s role in facilitating industry dialogue and advocating for an enabling environment for infrastructure development. He identified technology adoption, mechanisation, safety, sustainability and closer government engagement as priorities for the sector.
Participants included CFI Vice President Priti Patel of Tata Projects, Treasurer Ajit Bhate of Precast India Infrastructures, President Emeritus Ajit Gulabchand, Nalin Gupta of J. Kumar Infraprojects, Arjun Dhawan of HCC and V G Sakthikumar of SCHWING Stetter India, among other industry representatives.

The Construction Federation of India (CFI) marked its Silver Jubilee with discussions on technology adoption, project execution and the policy and operational challenges facing India’s construction and infrastructure sector.Themed “25 Years of Building Excellence & the Future Ahead,” the programme brought together senior industry leaders and infrastructure experts, with Sanjay Mukherjee, Metropolitan Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), as chief guest.A leadership panel examined technology, mechanisation, project delivery, governance and sustainable infrastructure, highlighting the need to improve efficiency, productivity and resilience across the construction and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) ecosystem.Mukherjee highlighted the scale of infrastructure development planned for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and the capacity, skills and resources required to deliver it. He cited the Metro, Coastal Road and Atal Setu as examples of Indian contractors’ project execution capabilities.“CFI can play an important role in bringing the industry together to build on this momentum and shape the next 25 years of infrastructure growth,” he said.M V Satish, President, CFI, and Advisor to CMD, L&T, emphasised the federation’s role in facilitating industry dialogue and advocating for an enabling environment for infrastructure development. He identified technology adoption, mechanisation, safety, sustainability and closer government engagement as priorities for the sector.Participants included CFI Vice President Priti Patel of Tata Projects, Treasurer Ajit Bhate of Precast India Infrastructures, President Emeritus Ajit Gulabchand, Nalin Gupta of J. Kumar Infraprojects, Arjun Dhawan of HCC and V G Sakthikumar of SCHWING Stetter India, among other industry representatives.

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