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Working shots: fuel efficient stoves (chulhas), Jatoli, Kumaon Himalaya, India

INDIA | Thursday, 16 June 2016 | Views [327]

Jatoli is a small village (population approx 123 people) situated at an altitude of 2400m in the Kumaon Himalaya. The last village if one is trekking to Sunderdhunga. Also the site of peAk's fuel efficient stove project (chulhas). This is a snapshot of a section of the village.

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A sample of metal doors used for the chulhas. Made from heavy duty 5mm steel at a workshop in Bageshwar they will be able to withstand years of heat. Two doors are allocated for each stove - one for wood and the other for 'finishing off' rotis.

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A wood fire in Jatoli. The jat (metal tripod) is for a pressure cooker, pot or kettle to sit on during the cooking phase. The smoke in an unventilated environment creates atrociously high smoke levels that lead to high rates of respiratory disease.

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People's Environmental Awareness - Khati (PEAK) Follow PEAK with the financial assistance of World Nomads on the path to delivering educational, water supplies & solar home lighting systems to Kumaon villages....

Working shots: fuel efficient stoves (chulhas), Jatoli, Kumaon Himalaya, India

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