A Japanese housing development company, ‘Ichijo Komuten’, has invented a floating house which the company claims will help to solve the problems of flood-prone countries. The house’s structure is unique because it is waterproof, the company said, adding that as soon as the level of water increases, the house starts floating.
The company said, “The house looks like a normal house, but when the water started filling up around it, the house slowly started leaving the ground and rising upwards. The house is connected by thick iron rods. It is connected to the ground by thick cables, which release the house upwards when floods occur and affix it back to the ground as soon as the flood is over. As the water gets less the house touches the ground. Electric things have been installed upwards, so that water does not reach there. The house can float at a height of up to 5 meters.” The company also demonstrated the floating house for the general public.
