HPCL (Rasoi Ghar)

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• Sanjha Chulla
• In ancient days village women used to gather at a common
place after sunset to cook their food together.
• Most probably they meet in a public place which is convenient
for social gathering.
• By bringing all the necessary food preparing items and utensils.
 • Currently, fuel wood provides for over half of India's rural household
energy,
• which also greatly aggravates the problem of deforestation.
• According to the 'Wood Consumption Study' of the Forest Survey of
India, Nagpur, the firewood consumption of an average household of 4
people is 4 kg, or about 10 small trees.
• This totals an average household usage of around 300 trees a month,
Where it all or 3600 trees a year.
• If only 10 women were to switch to cooking in a Rasoi Ghar, this would
Started help save the deforestation of some 36 000 trees a year.
• In a joint collaborative effort between HPCL and the Forest Department
of the State of Maharashtra, Rasoi Ghars were introduced explicitly to
counter the problem of deforestation in the district of Yavatmal.
• Which consists of 800-900 households as well as the 900 sq.km.
• With 100 Rasoi Ghars operating in the Pandharkawada Forest Division,
around 36 lakh trees will be saved from destruction every year- a
reduction that will substantially improve the efforts of forest cover
development.
 • The burning of traditional fuels such as wood and
dung cakes releases hazardous chemicals including
hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and Sulphur
oxides.
• With cooking spaces often poorly ventilated,
exposure to these fumes heightens the risk of
respiratory diseases.
• A particularly lethal by-product of burning firewood
Problem In is carcinogen benzopyrene, a cancer-causing
substance.
detail • In a study sponsored by the World Health
Organization, Indian women who regularly used
firewood for cooking purposes were found to inhale
the same amount of carcinogen benzopyrene as if
they were to smoke 20 packets of cigarettes a day.
• In contrast, gas fuels such as LPG burn much more
efficiently than solid fuels and release far fewer
contaminants.
What is Rasoi Ghar

• In translation refers to cooking room.

• It is a traditional Sanjha Chulla said to be community kitchen shared by several households of one village.
• Centrally located in a target cluster of a selected village, the Rasoi Ghar is a ready kitchen set up in a pucca
house.
• Allowing several villagers at a time to cook their daily meals comfortably, safely and quickly.
• Each of these Rasoi Ghar is equipped with an adequate water supply, a cooking slab, basic cooking utensils and a
minimum of 2 stoves connected to replaceable LPG cylinders.
• Here The concept of the Rasoi Ghar was a strategic component of the HPCL effort to extend LPG use throughout
rural households in India.
• The costs of setting up each Rasoi Ghar is covered by HPCL, with users being charged an average of Rs.4/hour to
meet the refill costs of a cylinder
• Which is a cheaper daily alternative to having an individual LPG connection installed in one's home.
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