Nagpur Family Lifts House 5 Feet to Escape Flooding
A Nagpur family used 150 hydraulic jacks to raise their 45-year-old home by 5 feet, avoiding demolition and costly reconstruction after cement roads left them vulnerable to monsoon flooding.
A Nagpur family used 150 hydraulic jacks to raise their 45-year-old home by 5 feet, avoiding demolition and costly reconstruction after cement roads left them vulnerable to monsoon flooding.
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