Bantwala: Novel idea to protect house from flood water
Owner decides to lift his house using jack!
Bantwala, September 4: Normally, during rainy season, people face lot of problems. The people living in low-lying areas have to prepare for facing the worst situation. When the rain water gushes into the houses, the people have to shift themselves elsewhere temporarily. Along with the electronic gadgets, they have to shift other materials too.
Riyaz of Bylaguttu in Sajeepanadu village who encounter such a situation every year, has come out with a novel idea ‘House lifting’ to protect his house from flood water and subsequent problems. During heavy rains, the Netravati river water gushes into some houses in the village. Bylaguttu and Bolame residents have to face this problem every year. They would not have road connectivity. Without any alternative, the residents have to shift themselves temporarily. Depressed over this problem, Riyaz got information on ‘house lifting’ and based on this, he contacted Delhi-based Hari Om Shiva House Lifting and Construction Private Limited and got information. With the help of this company, he has planned to lift his house during flood situation.
So far, the jacks were being used to lift vehicles and now, using these jacks, the entire house can be lifted without allowing the walls to collapse. The house will be constructed along with the walls by digging the ground base.
“I have decided to do this adventure depressed over the flood situation every year. I have got information from the local people and contacted the company which developed a jack to lift my entire house. Already, the work has started and it will be completed in a few days. Around 1000 sq ft house would cost Rs 2.5 lakh for adopting this mechanism”, Riyaz said.
Currently, the house was lifted around one foot above and two more feet should be lifted. Total 180 jacks will be used systematically in all the four corners to lift the house. As and when the house is lifted, the jacks would be removed and bricks would be placed”, he said.
The company is working in Karnataka for the first time. Other construction companies have done such house lifting or shifting works in some places. So far, it was seen in other states. But now, it has entered the coastal region as well to find a solution to the people residing in low-lying areas.
“Earlier, I had the fear of losing the wall. But now, I have to adopt the technology to avoid flood water gushing into the house. We have also decided to adopt this technology to my brother’s house and the work has started. It would cost around Rs 3 lakh”.
- Muhammad Riyaz, House Owner
“This work is being taken up in Karnataka for the first time. The company has done such works successfully in other states including Kerala. It will require one month time. After starting the work of Riyaz’s house, he asked us to lift another house of his brother. The work has already started”.
- Rahul Chauhan, Owner, Hari Om Shiva House Lifting and Construction Company
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In Qatar, Trump once again claims he 'helped settle' tensions between India and Pakistan
Doha, May 15 (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his claim yet again that he “helped settle” the tensions between India and Pakistan.
"…And by the way, I don't want to say I did, but I sure as hell helped settle the problem between Pakistan and India last week, which was getting more and more hostile,” he said while addressing US military personnel at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
"And all of a sudden, you'll start seeing missiles of a different type. And we got it settled. I hope, I hope I don't walk out of here and two days later find out that it's not settled, but I think it is settled,” Trump said.
This is the sixth time since Saturday that Trump has claimed that the US brokered the “ceasefire” between New Delhi and Islamabad.
India carried out precision strikes under 'Operation Sindoor' on terror infrastructure early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. The Indian forces launched a fierce counter-attack on several Pakistani military installations.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
Indian government sources in New Delhi have been maintaining that the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect. They said no third party was involved.
In his address to US troops on Thursday, Trump again claimed that he talked to the countries about “trade”.
“Let's do trade instead of do war. And Pakistan was very happy with that, and India was very happy with that, and I think they're on the way, you know, they have been fighting for about 1,000 years in all fairness,” he said as he laughed slightly.
"So I said, you know, I could settle that up. I can settle anything. Let me set it up. Let's get them all together. How long have you been fighting? About 1,000 years. Oh, that's a lot. I'm not sure about that. I'm not sure about settling. That's a tough one. They've been fighting for a long time, but we got that settled. Nobody, boy, everybody was very happy. I'll tell you that looked like it was really going to be escalating out of control,” he added.
On Saturday, Trump announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” after a “long night of talks mediated by the United States.”
Later, in a post on Truth Social, Trump offered to work with India and Pakistan for a “solution” on Kashmir, while crediting Washington for helping the two nations arrive at the “historic and heroic decision” of stopping the conflict.
India has always maintained that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral matter with Pakistan and there is no space for any third party.
