Officials of the Krishna district branch of New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) on Monday distributed fuel-efficient smokeless chulhas in Veerulapadu mandal headquarters and in Jujjur village under Veerlulapadu mandal.

“Conventional firewood stoves have only 8 per cent fuel efficiency against the smokeless chulhas with 30 per cent fuel-efficiency, developed by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,” said NREDCAP Krishna district Manager K. Srinivasa Rao.

Allotted

He said of the 1,000 chulhas allotted to the Krishna district unit, 500 were given to beneficiaries in Veerulapadu mandal and another 500 in Jujjuru village.

Subsidy

The cost of each is Rs. 150. With the State extending a subsidy of Rs. 125, the beneficiaries paid only Rs. 25 per chulha, he said. MDO P. Srinivasulu, sarpanch B. Bikshali, ZPTC Sk. Md. Shahnaz Begum and MPTCs Sk. Nagul Meera and T. Veerababu were present.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by Special Correspondent / Vijayawada – June 03rd, 2014