KOCHI: The district administration will soon set up a ‘Manveedu’, a house made of mud, inside the compound of civil station. The idea is to bring back the traditional style of house building into the limelight. The mud house will be built in an area of 355 square feet and will be located close to the northern gate of the civil station.District Collector P I Sheik Pareeth told that the such buildings are cost effective as well as eco-friendly. “It is an inexpensive enterprise. It would cost about Rs 750 for every square feet, whereas, other homes would cost around Rs 1500-1700 per square feet. Hence, this is an attempt to show that such mud houses are very effective,” he said. Pareeth also said that this house can be built with a minimal amount of Rs 3 lakh. This house is designed keeping all the facilities in mind. “It will have corridors, two counters, public restrooms and other facilities,” he said. Sheik Pareeth also said that once the work of this mud house is completed, the Akshaya Centre as well as the railway counter at the civil station will be shifted here. “Owing to the security reasons, the railway counter here is operating only until evening. Once the work is completed the railway counter will function till 8.30 pm,” collector said. Pareeth said that measures are on to complete the work of mud house by the end of this month. “We are making every attempt to complete the work in a time-bound manner and are also planning to inaugurate the mud house by Jan 1, 2012,” he said. This mud house is designed by Joshi Cherian.
Comments
0 comment