Solar Reflector Cooker Installation at Upar Kenthia
Midday meals at primary schools in and around Kharagpur are prepared mostly using fire wood. With an objective of eliminating such a practice that disrupts the environment, IIT Kharagpur is funding procurement of three solar reflector ovens in the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan program. An oven was procured in this initiative from PRINCE – Promoters, Researchers and Innovators in New and Clean Energy, of Dhule for evaluation at Upar Kenthia Primary School near Kharagpur for its usefulness in midday meal preparation. Volunteers of Unit 6 finished its installation on March 25, 2017 and are currently trying to iron out initial teething problems. Further, s ince primary schools of this region usually have no space for secure storage and installation of such equipment, Unit 6 and 8 volunteers guided by their Program Officers, Professors JN Roy and BM Manoj, are also trying to design a similar but folding system with a more efficient configuration and an automatic t...