IN PICTURES | Model by IIT Bombay students adopted by village in Madhya Pradesh, use solar energy to cook food

Setting a benchmark for rest of India, Bancha vill of Betul, Mhya Presh has w completely shifted to using solar energy for cooking in place of wood, putting an end to an -old hazardous method of cooking. All 74 houses in vill use solar energy to cook via induction plates provided, reby using a safer and sustainable energy source.

Bancha, consisting of 413 residents,  was chosen for a trial by Central Government for a project that was developed by students of IIT Bombay. project, which concluded in December 2018, is a huge success as it w les way in using sustainable energy resources along with completely minimizing use of firewood for cooking purposes, urging rest of country to tre along green path.

"We don't have to go to forests and spend time to collect wood anymore. Our utensils do t get blackened. food is cooked faster and a lot of time and effort is saved in this process", said one of residents of Bancha vill. conventional method of cooking using firewood has given way to cooking using induction stoves which are powered by solar energy.  

India receives 5-7 k Wh per squared-meter of solar energy for around 300-330 days in a year. With 60% of population depending on agriculture as a main source of income, use of sustainable energy is w being promoted all across India in order to spre awareness of ill-effects of conventional energy sources that were previously used. Understanding need to develop or forms of energy that can be harnessed without harming environment, use of green resources such as solar and wind energy are being popularized.  

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Here are pictures that show vill w devoid of conventional method of cooking: 

(With inputs from ANI)