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Fig. 10.4 Tribal women in manual stitching of sal leaf plates activity
10.7 Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
MPSBM will support TERI in implementing the gasifier for the making of bamboo
furniture (as in Fig. 10.5) in rural areas of Balaghat district. Men and women from
nearby villages come to work in the factory that makes bamboo furniture. In the
process, some bamboo waste is also generated, which can be used as fuel for the
gasifier, thus making the factory self-sufficient in the energy requirements.
Under the project, full ownership of the power plant of two-stage biomass gasifier
rests with the SHG federation. This body will have the sole responsibility of managing
the affairs of the gasifier system for running of the bamboo furniture making factory,
which is their sole livelihood activity. With the revenue generated by the sale of
electricity and the income from by the sale of their products, they will be in a strong
position to pay for the salary of the operator, the biomass supply and maintenance.
This will allow them to be completely self-sufficient in their activity.
Fig. 10.5 Making of bamboo furniture
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Fig. 10.4 Tribal women in manual stitching of sal leaf plates activity
10.7 Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
MPSBM will support TERI in implementing the gasifier for the making of bamboo
furniture (as in Fig. 10.5) in rural areas of Balaghat district. Men and women from
nearby villages come to work in the factory that makes bamboo furniture. In the
process, some bamboo waste is also generated, which can be used as fuel for the
gasifier, thus making the factory self-sufficient in the energy requirements.
Under the project, full ownership of the power plant of two-stage biomass gasifier
rests with the SHG federation. This body will have the sole responsibility of managing
the affairs of the gasifier system for running of the bamboo furniture making factory,
which is their sole livelihood activity. With the revenue generated by the sale of
electricity and the income from by the sale of their products, they will be in a strong
position to pay for the salary of the operator, the biomass supply and maintenance.
This will allow them to be completely self-sufficient in their activity.
Fig. 10.5 Making of bamboo furniture