Light House Projects New Tech Reduces Construction Time
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Nearly 66% of the 6,368 affordable houses being built under the Light House Projects (LHPs) using new technologies have their factories at far off places from their actual sites. Most parts of the projects are being done in controlled factory environments that ensure
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Jul 27, 2021 4:39 AM
Nearly 66% of the 6,368 affordable houses being built under the Light House Projects (LHPs) using new technologies have their factories at far off places from their actual sites. Most parts of the projects are being done in controlled factory environments that ensure good finishing and completion of these buildings in less than a year. These pre-fabricated parts are brought to the sites for assembling. A total of 3,284 multi-storey flats being built at Agartala, Lucknow and Rajkot have their factories at Indore, Bhopal, Bhilai and Pune. Similarly, for another 1,024 flats under construction at Indore, the work is in full swing at factories in Nagpur, Pune, Hyderabad and Bhilai. This is for the first time the government has taken up six pilot housing projects using new technologies to build multi-storey flats up to 13 floors across six cities in just one year, primarily focusing on pre-fabrication technologies. The companies executing the projects recently assured the PM to complete them within the set timeline. These technologies will provide solutions to many issues including maintenance, painting the flats and pollution at project sites as most of the work is done in a factory controlled environment. Construction is one of the major contributors for air pollution. In Rajkot, monolithic concrete construction technology from France is being used to make the houses strong enough to face natural disasters. Similarly, Canada's technology is being used in Lucknow, which will not require plaster and paint. In Chennai, the pre-cast concrete system technology from the US and Finland is being used to construct houses faster and cheaper. In Ranchi, flats are being built using the German 3D construction system just like Lego toys. Each room will be built separately before creating the whole structure. In Agartala, houses are being constructed with steel frames using New Zealand's technology to combat earthquakes. This technology is best suited for areas having higher earthquake risk. Due to poor soil condition at site, piling up to 30 meters depth is done for structural safety.
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