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

INDIA | Thursday, 16 June 2016 | Views [340]

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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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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Making a cup of tea on an open fire that is positioned in the centre of a room

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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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