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Addressing the need for

Alternative Fuels and Energy Sources

in the slums of Bhubaneswar (Orissa), India

ThecasestudyofSAKARinitiativeBy: Swarupa Adinarayan


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36.7Millionpeople

Urbanpopulation

(as

per

1991

census)

42,34,983

RuralPopulation

2,74,24,753

Mainsourceoffuelforcookingisfirewood

CollectedbyWomenandgirlchildren

Riskabuse&rapeinjungles

ORISSA:STATUSONFUEL&ENERGYSOURCES


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Location: ShantiNagarBasti Population 2439

Male 1008

Female 965Children 466

Households 360

Average family size 6


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ProjectArea:SlumsofBhubaneswarTarget Segment: Illiterate & Migrant Women and Girlchildren.

Fuelusage:90%ofthemusetraditionalfuelNeed :Implementprogramsdisseminatinginformation

ONALTERNATEFUELSANDENERGYSOURCESSlumpeoplelackpurchasingpower,dependson

traditionalfirewood

SAKAR:ANINTRODUCTION


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ASluminBhubaneswar


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Commonlyusedfuelsforcooking Firewood

Kerosene stove

Coal

LPG sparingly used by three

families


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PROBLEMSINSLUMSOFBHUBANESWAR315slumsinBhubaneswar city3.8lakh populationliveintheseslumsMostslumdwellerslivein oneroom,Wherethey cook,eat,

study&sleep


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PROBLEMS IN SLUMS Slum

people

use

waste

as

fuel

to

cook

food

without

knowingitsharmfulaffects.

Wastecontains:

tirepieces

unburned

fire

crackers

soiledcardboardandmuchmore


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PROBLEMSINSLUMSOFBHUBANESWARMostslumdwellers areintoRAGPICKINGandCOALCOLLECTION(forhouseholduseandforsale)

Searchforwasteforfuel

Instancesof

damaging

good

trees

and

medicinal

plants

for

firewood

Firewoodis

amost

untouched

problem


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HealthHazardsOfTraditionalFuels

Atrisk

populations

exposed

to

indoor

cooking:

63%females

25%males

47%children

SufferfromEyeirritation

Wateringand

reduced

visibility


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HEALTHHAZARDSOFTRADITIONALFUELUSERS

Outof40females35are havingrespiratoryproblems

RESPIRATORYPROBLEMS

BLOODPRESSURE

Bothmale

and

female

suffer

from

hypertension


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HEALTHHAZARDSOFTRADITIONALFUELUSERS

80%

female

50% maleandchildrenhaveLowlevelofHemoglobin

HAEMOGLOBINLEVEL

63% male60% female32% childrenSufferfrom

increased

heart

beat

rate(Pulse Rate)


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Pollution duetoTraditionalFuels Thepermissiblelimitof COEmissionis 0.1

ppm,asperenergystandards.

However,COintheairwhentraditional fuels

areusedit ismorethan31ppm

Alsoreleases:

Ammonia

NitrogenOxide

Methaneinhigherquantities


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Sourcingfuel

is

the

major

problem

after

food

grains.

ExceptKerosene,nofuelisavailablethruGovt.

Keroseneis

available

thru

public

distribution

system

in

fewer

quantities.

Atthemercyofgovt Machinery&middlemen.Women&children becomecoalcollectors

Near railwaytracks

Miningareas

Thusvulnerabletofatalaccidents

Sourcing Fuel


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NEEDINSLUMSOFBHUBANESWARNeed

to

strengthen

and

support

slum

people

RaisethevoiceforBEYONDFIREWOODNeed

for

ALTERNATIVEFUELS

SOLARENERGY BIOGAS COAL

RICEHUSK SAWDUST COWDUNG

KEROSENE LPG


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LPG,Kerosenealreadysubsidised bygovt

butmaybewithdrawn

Needforeconomicalalternatives

NEEDINSLUMSOFBHUBANESWAR


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NEEDINSLUMSOFBHUBANESWARSunlight in tropical region is abundant.

Harnessing is expensive.

NEED OF THE HOUR:

Invent/adapt economical technologyto cater to under privileged.


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IMPLICATIONSFORHUMANITARIANSAwareness

about

alternate

fuels

thru

training.

Useofalternatefuelasanintegralpartincooking&lighting.

Specificpracticalguidance


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SAKAR

willbethenodalagencyforsharingthis

program

and

information

Promotionof

best

practices

onhouseholdenergy

IMPLICATIONSFORHUMANITARIANS


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Freeingwomenandchildren

From the Burden of collection firewood

d i


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RecommendationsAccess to nutritious food

Safe methods of cooking

Energy conservation

To wean the community from traditional fuel

Use economical adoptable technology

devices

F li S li h


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Feeling Sunlight


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THANK YOU

CARING TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

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