Tata Building Dirt Cheap Homes in Rural India: Solar Panels Extra!

[Guest ValueCarl]

India's Tata group says it will launch cheap housing that can be built within a week for 500 euros, according to Indian media reports.

 

A spokesman for Tata, which in 2009 launched the world's cheapest car, the Nano, said the pre-fabricated houses would help the rural poor buy a home.

 

Prototypes are already being tested with a view to launch by next year, the PTI news agency said.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14172605

[Liberty]

Very interesting. Not sure it'll make money, but the social benefits (if the houses are safe and well made) could be huge.