Durga Puja Pandal Construction – The Role of Galvanized Sheet
Expert Speak | Post : TATA Shaktee
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As the skies clear and the first fluffy white cloud makes its appearance in the Kolkata sky, people know Durga Puja is close. Every citizen now knows that pandal-makers will start their important jobs soon as well!
The city will soon light up with the goddess’s arrival but before there is much to do—especially for pandal-makers. The city also gets covered with many types of temporary pandal structures, especially those made from galvanized corrugated sheets.
Pandal-makers don’t use GC sheets for temporary pandal structures just for aesthetic reasons. They serve various functions and we discuss some of them.
● Safety
Pandal construction employs a huge workforce, whose protection is important. Galvanized corrugated sheets for Pujo pandal are usually used to create a barricade. This barrier provides high visibility around the pandal sites and becomes a physical border between the site and the road. This significantly reduces external vehicular and foot traffic.
Debris falling can cause accidents, therefore GC sheets stop pedestrians from walking into the site. Similarly, it keeps pedestrians away from tools and equipment used on the site.
● Shelter
Since pandal construction has a huge workforce, they also need a place to shelter. Most workers come from far-flung places, so traveling back and forth from their worksite to home isn’t feasible. Temporary structures made from weather-resistant materials for Pujo pandals provide a roof over people’s heads as well.
● Cover
A lot of themed pandals go up around the city and most of them are shrouded in mystery. Installing massive galvanized corrugated sheets around the under-construction pandal’s perimeter keeps prying eyes away.
Since the Goddess shouldn’t be seen before a particular time, pandal makers use tarp of GC sheets to cover her as well.
● Aesthetics
GC sheets aren’t just used as barriers or temporary structures. They can become a part of the pandal too! Some themed pandals use this humble GC roofing sheet in unique and creative ways. Safe and sturdy Puja pandals with GC sheets aren’t uncommon in the City of Joy!
● Celebrations
In smaller pandals around the city, neighbourhoods pour in to pitch their resources, skills, time and effort. These kinds of Durga Puja pandals are known as Sarbojonin, which means “for everyone” or “all-inclusive”. Besides a simple pandal, most pandal-makers erect a structure with GC sheets, which can have multiple uses. They can serve as a resting area for pandits, for serving food during bhog or even become a makeshift home for the dholaks.
Galvanized corrugated sheets for Pujo pandals have various roles to play. From shelter to cover to part of the pandal itself, it’s an indispensable material! For the best GC sheets, contact Tata Shaktee.
