Six Light House Projects to come up in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Light House projects (LHPs) under Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC) at six sites across six states on 1 January 2021.
The LHPs are being constructed at Indore in Madhya Pradesh, Rajkot in Gujarat, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Ranchi in Jharkhand, Agartala in Tripura and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
The project comprises about 1,000 houses at each location along with allied infrastructure facilities.
These projects will demonstrate and deliver ready-to-live houses at an expedited pace within 12 months, as compared to conventional brick and mortar construction, and will be more economical, sustainable, of high quality and durability. There will be active participation of more than 50 innovative construction companies from around the world.
These Light House projects will be made up of modern technology and innovative processes and reduce construction time and make a more resilient, affordable and comfortable house for the poor.
The LHPs will serve as live laboratories for facilitating transfer of technology to the field and its further replication.
This includes planning, design, production of components, construction practices and testing for both faculty and students of IITs, NITs, other engineering colleges, planning and architecture colleges, builders, professionals of private and public sectors and other stakeholders.