Article: Realty sector trying all tricks to overcome manpower crunch.

Byline: Ambika Naithani

Sep. 15--MUMBAI, India -- Severe talent crunch has forced realty sector to undertake course correction. A recent study by Assocham says there's manpower shortage of 50-60 percent in the construction and engineering sector, adding that the realty sector formed a meagre 8.7 percent of the employment opportunities generated in the first four months this year, compared to 24 percent in the IT industry.

Though the number is growing steadily, it's still small compared to the IT sector. However, analysts feel, looking at the required experience and skill sets, it's going to be a big challenge for the construction companies which are ...

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