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Subject: Family Resource Management × Author: Anju Bala × Start date: 1988 × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    Assessing the environmental burden in rural habitat with indoor smoke from solid fuels
    (CCSHAU, 2015) Anju Bala; Kiran Singh
    The present study was undertaken in Hisar district of Haryana state to determine the domestic use of cooking fuels in rural habitat. Assessing the indoor air pollution level as per energy ladder and its effect on respiratory health and installation of MDV chullah and improved hara to combat indoor air pollution The survey of first phase revealed that majority of respondent were in between 20-30 years of age, illiterate, belongs to low caste families, had nuclear families with 3-6 members, and were agriculture labor with monthly income of Rs. 10,001 to 15,000 . Data showed that most of the respondents were using chullah for own food and hara for animal feed with fuel placed on lower rung of energy ladder i.e. crop waste and dung cakes, with total time spent for lunch was (51.6 min) on chullah followed by LPG (29.4 min), hara (15.3 min.) and angithi/bhathi (17.4 min) in Gangwa village. In village Ludas, the total mean time spent for cooking activities was (53.0 min) on chullah followed by LPG (28.4 min), hara (13.7 min.) and angithi/bhathi (15.9 min). While using chullah and hara, respondents faced many health problems of ‘headache’ and ‘irritation in eyes’. Majority of them were also having respiratory problems like ‘phlegm’ (sputum) ‘shortness of breath’ (2.6), ‘cough’ (2.5) and ‘wheezing’ (attacks) with mean score of 2.0, respectively. By using of dung cakes SPM and CO2 values were high in traditional hara in comparison to improved hara. There was significant difference of PEFR value in traditional and MDV chullah and improved hara. SPM and CO2 was found to be in Permissible limits with the use of improved hara and MDV chullah and hence, found to be reducing pollution burden to some extent. More motivational programmes need to be conducted with help of anganwadi workers to promote improved cook stoves for healthy environment and to reduce respiratory problems.