A girl from Telangana, Perala Manasa Reddy, a civil engineer by profession has accomplished the idea of micro-housing and arrived with an affordable and all-weather model, which according to her, sets best for Indian requirements and is also eco-friendly. The 23-year old girl, who completed her engineering from Lovely Professional University (LPU), has presented a design of a micro-house built of sewerage pipes, the first of its kind model in India. Constructed of concrete sewerage pipe of 2,000 mm diameter, these homes measure between 116 sq ft to 240 sq ft and cost anywhere between Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 8 lakh. One bedroom model is essentially designed for the underprivileged but she has provided 12 different designs including two and three-bedroom ones to provide to different sectors. These houses come with a bedroom, connected washroom, shelves, kitchen, furniture, kitchen including bed and chairs and are equipped with electricity, water, and drainage system along with a lounge area on top of the OPod. Optimum for a family of three, these micro houses can be easily translocated. Last month, Reddy established her startup Samnavi Constructions along with Donthireddy Naveen Reddy, who is pursuing MBA from LPU. She believes that the design can be beneficial for the affordable housing projects of various state governments. According to her, the design can also be used by the tourism, travel and hospitality industry as resorts, hotels, restaurants. She told IANS that the healthcare sector can also use them as mobile clinics. In a month, the startup got 140 orders in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and other states. She told the media that the orders have come from different categories including orders for 12-15 houses for below poverty line families. Though, the work on the orders is caught up due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She said that they had to put everything on hold because of the unprecedented pandemic. They are just expecting it to end so that they can work on the orders. She is also anticipating an order from the Telangana government for constructing cottages near pilgrim sites. Railing from Bommakal village in Karimnagar district, Reddy lost her father when she was in the third standard. Raised by her single mother, she faced all odds to come up in life. After schooling at Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS), she did her civil engineering at Lovely Professional University (LPU). When she had to come back home because of the pandemic last year, she started researching housing by communicating with friends, families and others. She went over different housing concepts, including micro-housing and houses that can be constructed in 24 hours. Reddy got to the conclusion that it can be budget-friendly only if they go for the micro-housing solution. Although, not all micro-housing solutions are suitable for all climate situations. Then she thought of selecting a model that is both cost-effective and suits all climatic conditions. She led out that they are making advances in sewerage pipes used in the house. While normal pipelines for water supply and sewerage are intended only to handle water pressure, the one they are practising for housing has to fit in all climate conditions because they are placed above ground level and exposed to sun, rains and wind. They made some adjustments in design with an extra layer inside and the addition of some coolant. Reddy’s mother came forth to finance the project. She took a loan of Rs 4.5 lakh from a finance firm and that's how the startup commenced its course. When they designed the model, people started trusting them. She now plans to begin a cube-shaped housing model. The one they have now is round but the next one they are going to launch will be cube-shaped. Many people said that they prefer cube-shaped homes and that's why they chose to start it to get in touch with many more people. Image SourceAlso read: Panasonic India launches division to develop smart home business Also read: Affordable housing: Grappling with the challenge of accessibility