The launch of OPods or micro houses in pipes has been announced by a 23-year old girl in Telangana. Perala Manasa, who is also a civil engineer, has come up with this notion in a bid to make the dream of owning a home accurate. OPods are produced out of a concrete sewage pipe getting a diameter of 2000 mm. The micro houses in pipe capabilities one bedroom inside a constructed-up region 120 sq ft. A report by The IE noted that Manasa belonged to a poor loved ones in Bommakal village in Karimnagar district of Telangana. Having been inspired by her single mother along with assist from the Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Manasa was capable to study and pursue B.Tech (civil engineering) from Lovely Professional University in May 2020.
After this, Manasa spent six months studying a variety of styles that have been applied in Japan, Hong Kong and other locations that can cater to the nearby wants and appropriate climate situations. In January 2021, Manasa registered the firm and began the work on the initial model which started in March this year.
The project is primarily focused at the underprivileged, for which Manasa produced 12 unique styles exactly where she experimented with mobile housing. The styles may possibly suit unique sectors as effectively.
The micro houses consist of a bedroom, hall, kitchen, a washroom and some shelves. All the rooms in the home have sufficient facilities for water, electrical energy, and drainage. Over the tube, a balcony-like lounge region has also been produced and the full set up, according to Manasa, can provide a fantastic location to live for two persons.
The report citing Manasa mentioned that this is spread across 40 to 120 sq ft, and can be customized according to climate. Manasa claimed these micro houses to have a lifespan of one hundred years. There are some styles for two or 3 bedroom locations as effectively. The price for OPods are estimated at about Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 5.5 lakh.
According to her, in urban slums, lots of persons live beneath the thatched roofs and this can be ruined when it rains. However with OPod, it can come off as fantastic as a frequent home which can also be translocated. The report noted these container houses to be related to some current options, nevertheless, Manasa believes OPods to be substantially cooler from the inside along with longer life. While they serve the most important goal of getting low-price for the poor, other styles can be applied by restaurants, resorts, mobile clinics as effectively as guest homes.