Evaluation of Performance of Different Fuel Saving Chullas

In Rural areas, energy is used mainly for cooking and heating purpose. Use of traditional stoves consumes more fuel wood and increase the burden of women in terms of air pollutin and drudgery induced kitchen work. In order to reduce indoor air pollution and increase fuel efficiency as well as protect the forest resources and environment, improved stoves (Rice husk stove and enviro fit chulla) were tested in different villages of Raichur and Bellary for three months. Both were found to be having less fuel consumption and time for cooking, burn rate compared to traditional chulla. Among the improved envirofit chulla found to be taken less time and fuel to cook the food and also having less burning rate. Among agricultural waiste wood husk with wood gives less specific fuel consumption rate and among the improved chullas, envirofit chulla has less specific fuel rate compared to rice husk stove.