Housing Scheme Launched For Urban Poor in Ranchi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Light House Project (LHP) in Ranchi on January 1. Under the LHP, a housing initiative for economically weaker sections in urban areas, 1,008 houses will be built in Ranchi.
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Published - Tuesday, 05 Jan, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Light House Project (LHP) in Ranchi on January 1. Under the LHP, a housing initiative for economically weaker sections in urban areas, 1,008 houses will be built in Ranchi. Under the project, a beneficiary will have to afford Rs 7 lakh. People living have a low income and most of them are labourers. The houses will be built with shares from the Centre, state and beneficiaries. Jharkhand is a backward state and people from rural areas come to the cities for jobs. The LHP will be implemented in Ranchi’s Dhurwa area on a 7.5-acre plot using innovative construction technology dubbed as ‘NAVARITIH’ (new, affordable, validated, research innovation technologies for Indian housing). The project cost is pegged at Rs 133.99 crore and will be complete by 2022. The carpet area of each flat will be 315 square feet and the LHP will be laced with solar panels, sewers, drainage systems and common pathways. Besides Ranchi, the project under Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC)-India was initiated in Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Rajkot (Gujarat), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Agartala (Tripura) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).