These two friends built India's first homes that float on floodwaters
A Kerala-based startup, NestAbide, plans to engineer amphibious structures so that residents of flood-prone regions can stay a float. The company was launched by Nanma Gireesh and her friend Ben K George. Meet Er. Nanma Gireesh and Er. Ben K George, the co-founders of NestAbide, India's first functional prototype of amphibious construction technology with a concrete floating base. Their Kerala-based business plans to build amphibious shelters to assist those living in flood-prone areas in staying afloat. During Kerala's devastating floods in 2018, around 400 people were murdered and thousands of houses were devastated. The floods spurred a number of heated disputes about developing technology or designs that can withstand floods and other natural calamities. At the same time, Nanma Gireesh from Thiruvananthapuram was working on her Master's thesis on 'amphibious homes.' The flood and the post-flood talks on flood resilience led Nanma and classmat...