karnataka: pollution-free stoves
In a move to contain increasing air pollution, Envirofit International Ltd, an American-based non profitable organisation, is making inroads into rural kitchens in some parts of India. The company has launched a range of clean biomass cooking stoves. And it says that they are more users friendly and technically advanced, making women more comfortable in their kitchens.
Though Envirofit stoves use traditional biomass fuels, it has been designed to emit significantly less toxic and use less fuel. The stoves are meant to reduce toxic emissions by as much as 80 per cent while consuming 50 per cent less fuel. Besides, it is supposed to reduce the cooking time by 40 per cent. The stove is the result of over five years of research and testing in coordination with internationally recognised academic institutions such as Colorado State University. The UK-based Shell Foundation has helped Envirofit in this venture.
This clean burning biomass cooking stoves are indeed a boon for those who are severely hit by indoor air pollution, according to the company. “We have launched these stoves after extensive research and market analysis,” says Harish Anchan, General Manager of Envirofit India Pvt Ltd. “Available data show that toxic emissions while preparing food claim thousands of lives in the country every year. And shockingly, most of the victims are women and children,” claims Anchan. For the time being, these stoves are available in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
“We are receiving overwhelming responses from the rural folk. Our stoves are being made available in more than 700 villages in Karnataka and 300 villages in Tamil Nadu. And efforts are being made to reach the rest of the rural India as effectively as possible,” he says. The American Ambassador to India, Timothy J.Roemer, who was present at the inaugural function in Bengaluru recently, says that he preferred to read this new ‘kitchen invention’ as “one more feather to Bangalore’s cap”.
“Having been flattered as ‘Silicon City’, Bangalore is now doing everything to soothe the kitchen atmosphere with such eco-friendly cooking stoves,” he appreciated.
But, a critical issue for the organisation is the traditional think of a typical Indian housewife, who would continue using toxic and non-environment friendly mediums than use an innovation that could be potentially a life saver. Till then, all this would remain is just news.
In a move to contain increasing air pollution, Envirofit International Ltd, an American-based non profitable organisation, is making inroads into rural kitchens in some parts of India. The company has launched a range of clean biomass cooking stoves. And it says that they are more users friendly and technically advanced, making women more comfortable in their kitchens.
Though Envirofit stoves use traditional biomass fuels, it has been designed to emit significantly less toxic and use less fuel. The stoves are meant to reduce toxic emissions by as much as 80 per cent while consuming 50 per cent less fuel. Besides, it is supposed to reduce the cooking time by 40 per cent. The stove is the result of over five years of research and testing in coordination with internationally recognised academic institutions such as Colorado State University. The UK-based Shell Foundation has helped Envirofit in this venture.
This clean burning biomass cooking stoves are indeed a boon for those who are severely hit by indoor air pollution, according to the company. “We have launched these stoves after extensive research and market analysis,” says Harish Anchan, General Manager of Envirofit India Pvt Ltd. “Available data show that toxic emissions while preparing food claim thousands of lives in the country every year. And shockingly, most of the victims are women and children,” claims Anchan. For the time being, these stoves are available in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
“We are receiving overwhelming responses from the rural folk. Our stoves are being made available in more than 700 villages in Karnataka and 300 villages in Tamil Nadu. And efforts are being made to reach the rest of the rural India as effectively as possible,” he says. The American Ambassador to India, Timothy J.Roemer, who was present at the inaugural function in Bengaluru recently, says that he preferred to read this new ‘kitchen invention’ as “one more feather to Bangalore’s cap”.
“Having been flattered as ‘Silicon City’, Bangalore is now doing everything to soothe the kitchen atmosphere with such eco-friendly cooking stoves,” he appreciated.
But, a critical issue for the organisation is the traditional think of a typical Indian housewife, who would continue using toxic and non-environment friendly mediums than use an innovation that could be potentially a life saver. Till then, all this would remain is just news.
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