Innovative technological interventions to address basic household needs of the tribal people of Zanskar valley


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Principal Investigator : Dr. Rizwan Rashid, Highland Agriculture Research and Extension Station, Dr Lal Singh, Director, Himalayan Research Group

Co-Principal Investigator : Dr Lal Singh, Director, Himalayan Research Group

Contact details:

Email : rizwan60 [at] gmail [dot] com 

Mob :+91-9469112113

Thrust Area : Harnessing & conserving renewable energy

Project Area : Selected villages/village-clusters in Zanskar valley of Ladakh

Objectives:

  • Introduction of solar passive retrofitting for space and water heating

  • Fodder development and processing as silage for livestock nutrition

  • Enhancing capabilities of local artisans for repair and maintenance of retrofit

Activities proposed were initiated with identification and selection of the households for installation of the solar retrofits for water and space heating in villages of Padum, Shila, Ubarak, of Zanskar Valley under Kargil District of J&K. SKUAST Kashmir and Himalayan Research Group (HRG) Shimla launched this project with community orientation and installation of HRG designed, artisan fabricated solar water and space heating panels at Padum in September 2016. Director Research of SAKUAST Kashmir and Director, Himalayan Research Group (HRG) Shimla were present for this project launch and supervised the installation of one solar water heating and one solar space heating panel. To assess the effectiveness of the space heating panel in comparison to the room without panel and existing climate at Padum data loggers available with HRG Shimla were installed for monitoring of temperature. Data loggers sanctioned under the project were procured for recording the efficiency of solar water heating panels. In total 158 solar panels for water (89) and space (69) were installed in 10 villages with demo at SKUAST Station at Padum. 75 households were trained in silage preparation. Solar water heting panel provide 100-120 liters of hot water /day and space heating panel increased living space temperature average by 15 degree centigrade.    

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Progress:

  • Installation of 158 solar panels in 10 villages.
  • Data logger output for one year of solar water and space heating system is being analyzed.
  • 3 trainings (1 in KVK campus, 2 off-campus) organized and trainees were provided silage bags.
  • 186 households trained in this technology and silage preparation.
  • Analysis of different silage carried out.
  • Local artisans (12) provided with hands on training in designing and fabrication of solar panels.
  • Contractors involved in house construction in the valley were provided with details to incorporate solar room heating panels to reduce the cost of space heating panel.
  • Fabrication and installation of solar water and space heating panels-
    (156 houses have adopted this technology-88 solar water heating panels and 68 space heating panels under this project).
    Up gradation of traditional methods(facilitated silage preparation in poly bags of black plastic sheet which has reduced the problems of fodder storage).
  • 156 households involved in solar technology generation, and 110 in silage preparation.
  • 45% of men and 55% of women involved in technology generation.
  • The retrofit has drastically reduced the use of fuel wood and pressure on the forests, which has helped in reducing the carbon emissions.
Space Heating Panel Installed in Shila Alfa-Alfa Silage Preparation Demo
   
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