Blacksmith invents a smokeless stove
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Blacksmith in Imphal invents a smokeless stove.
We hear about air pollution all over the country. North India is severely impacted by poisonous gases from vehicles and factories. 56% of the North Indian population suffer from chronic diseases which are caused by the burning of solid fuels.
But this is not just a fact for blacksmith Deben Singh. His sister was diagnosed with lung cancer as the effect of harmful smoke emitting from coal while cooking. As a result, he decided to invent a smokeless stove.
What is a stove?
A stove is a device that burns fuels or uses electricity to generate heat. This heat is used for cooking food.
Making of the smokeless stove
Deben Singh started making the smokeless stove in 2012. He used his smithing skills and tried to make a stove using aluminium and steel sheets and welding material. He said that it was a challenging process to make the inner chambers of the stove and to spread the heat in the directions, but he succeed in the same.
The new stove was smokeless and it also reduced the use of fuel requirements. The smokeless stove was displayed in an Innovation Exhibition organized by Central Government at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
Features of the stove
The stove emitted excess heat from the bottom. To use the heat in a proper way, he added trays at the bottom to dry fish and vegetables at home. The upper part of the stove has burners to cook the food.
The smokeless stove requires only 150-200 grams of charcoal and it saves 60% of the fuel as compared to the traditional stoves.
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