Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually lay the foundation stone for the 1,008 Light Houses to be constructed in Ranchi on Friday. The function will also be attended by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Governor Droupadi Murmu, Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth, Mayor Asha Lakra, Hatia MLA Naveen Jaiswal, Urban Development and Housing Department Secretary Vinay Kumar Choubey apart from several other dignitaries.
The ambitious Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India) is being launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The Light House Projects will showcase the best use of new-age alternate global technologies, processes and materials in the construction sector at such a large scale for the first time in the country.
The houses will be constructed under GHTC-India, which aims to provide an ecosystem for holistic adoption of innovative technologies in the housing construction sector. The Projects will be undertaken at Rajkot in Gujarat, Lucknow in UP, Indore in MP, Ranchi in Jharkhand, Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Agartala in Tripura.
Ranchi MP, Sanjay Seth said, “It is a milestone that Ranchi has been selected as one of cities for the Light House project. The project is a step in direction of PM Modi’s commitment in providing cheap and affordable houses to lower and middle income group by 2024. The Light House project in Ranchi which consists of 1008 units (houses) in an eight storey building.”
Director, Urban Administration, Vijaya Jadhav ahead of launch of Lighthouse project in Ranchi said, “Ranchi has been selected as a model for the construction of the Light House Project, along with five cities in the country (Rajkot, Agartala, Indore, Lucknow and Chennai). The 3D Volumetric Precast Concrete Construction System will be adopted in the light house to be constructed in Ranchi. It is one of the latest technologies being used in India, which has been adopted for the first time in Jharkhand.”
Jadhav also said that on the occasion, a book titled Alternative & Innovative Construction Systems for Housing and Compendium of Innovative Emerging Technologies Shortlisted under GHTC-India will also be released by Prime Minister and Chief Minister.
Officials of the Urban Development department also briefed how and what type construction will be made under the Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India). The light house will have an area of 315 sq ft with a hall, a bedroom, a kitchen, a balcony, a bathroom and a toilet. The rooms to be constructed with new technology will be manufactured in factories in a building-block form and will be stacked one on top to construct a multi-storey tower. This technology ensures faster and quality construction of homes as compared to traditional buildings with technology along with dust and pollution free environment. The project will have electricity, water, infrastructure, parking system, elevators, fire fighting, parks etc.
The 1008 houses to be constructed under the Lighthouse project in Ranchi will be built at Rs 133.99 crores.