Hindon River Mills
Gaziabad
1970
A Delhi Cloth Mills’ factory to manufacture superfine cloth with a total covered area of 35,400 sqm. Post-tensioned perforated hollow girders carrying humidified air are suspended from 48m span twin concrete arches placed at 15 m centres. Precast double tee units in reinforced concrete weighing 12 tonnes each are supported on the hollow girders. This structural system provides large 48 m x 225 m working halls for the factory.
Architect: Kanvinde & Rai
Design Engineers: S Pal T S B Panicker S Malhotra