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Interlocking Bricks
Umesh Chandra Sharma
Lakhimpur, Assam

5th National Grassroots Innovation - 2009

 Innovator Profile

Using concrete, cement and sand of specific shape and size, taken in required proportion and mixed with water, he has developed interlocking bricks. The interlocking is achieved by projections and depressions in the blocks on the upper and lower faces of the brick.

The utility of the interlocking bricks is that it facilitates construction even by unskilled labor, reduces consumption of mortar, labor and construction time.

 Umesh Chandra is a simple metric pass who makes a living by selling sand stone chips, cement etc., to villagers for constructing houses.