The low cost rice husk stove has been developed by me. It has a square size of 22cm x 22cm and height of 32cm. It can contain 2.5 kg of husk which burns at a stretch for 1 hour. It is found suitable for a five member family for cooking rice, dal and curry. The stove is manufactured using an empty oil tin of 16 litre capacity available in any grocery shop. For the whole process of manufacturing, a tin cutter, a hammer and a pliers is used. For preparing a cylinder, which is fixed in the middle, a cost of Rs 50.00 (approx $1.00) and for the whole stove a cost of Rs 80.00 is required excluding the labour charges.
Source 1. Anonymous. 2000. KVK Designed Rice Husk Stove. pp.3. In OUAT KVK Newsletter. Directorate of Extension Education. Volume 02, No. 02.
Source 2. Barik, T. 2009. Low cost rice husk stove. Indian Farming. Volume 59, Number 4: pp. 12-13.
N:B: All the credit goes to the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India and ICAR, New Delhi, India.
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