Light House Projects - Under Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC) India A model housing project consists of approximately 1,000 houses built with shortlisted alternate technologies suitable to the geo-climatic and hazard conditions of the region. In this project, ready-to-live houses will be demonstrated and delivered in a sustainable manner, with speed, economy, and quality of construction. The minimum size of houses constructed under LHP shall be in accordance with the prevailing guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). This project is proposed in 6 states of India and with new and innovative technology has introduced a change in building infrastructure. Under LHP, constructed housing will include such on-site infrastructure as internal roads, pathways, common green spaces, boundary walls, water supply, sewage, drainage, rainwater harvesting, solar lighting, and external electrification. Houses under LHP will be designed keeping in view the dimensional requirements
Libya's Great Man Made River: The Great Man-Made River in Libya is one of the most ambitious Civil Engineering Project in history of mankind. In the year 1953, the Libya Government found out not only vast oil reserves but also vast quantity of fresh water locked under the strata, most of the water was trapped around 7000-30000 years ago which is divided in 4 different basins. The first basin is named Kufra basin which is neat Egypt Border which covers almost 35000 sq kilometer which is quite deep around 2000 m deep. The other basin is in Sirte Basin which cover 10000 sq kilometer, third in Murzuk Basin and the last in Jabal Fezzan Basin covering 4800 sq kilometers area. The GMR project will be used to transfer water to North of the country to provide water for irrigation purpose for more than 6 million people. This will be a changing point for Libya and the Colonel Muammar Gaddafi called it the Eighth Wonder of World. The work started in 1984 of the project and estimated to be