Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Wednesday 11 October 2023

Dear R K Singhji : This is YOUR chance

 Dear R K Singhji :  This is YOUR chance

 

 

India's first solar village in Gujarat's Modhera lights up the lives of poor residents

{ Deccan Herald  -  01 Nov 2022 )



Extract :

 

The project in Modhera, financed by the federal and provincial government at nearly Rs 82.53 crore ($10 million), involved setting up over 1,300 rooftop panels on residential and government buildings that were connected to a power plant. 

The government buys excess energy produced here from residents if they do not use all of the capacity allotted to the households

With this money, Praveen Bhai, 43, a tailor, plans to buy a gas connection and stove, since many houses in the village cook food in wood-fired stoves that leave a smoky haze.

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My Take :



Dear Shri R K Singhji

{ Minister - MNRE }



For past few years, we have been reading about various organizations ( including ONGC - IOC ), coming out with designs / prototypes of SOLAR CHULHAS 

Despite licensing of the design / technology to several PRIVATE SECTOR parties, unfortunately there is no news of any commercial MASS PRODUCTION

As repeatedly urged in the past, I urge you once again to make MODHERA a " laboratory " and distribute FREE of COST , one SOLAR COOKER each to 1300 villagers of Modhera

Its success will ensure all 600,000 villages of India wanting to REPLICATE the Modhera Model 

with regards,

hemen parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  02  Nov  2022



2017 ( 1 ) :

Solar  Chula  ?  Some  Unanswered  Questions …………………….[  03 Nov  2017  ]

 

2018 ( 1 )  :

Solar Chulha : Where can I buy ? …………………………………………….[ 16 July 2018 ]

 

2020 ( 4 )   :

Dear Shri Goyalji : How about a Solar Cooker ? ……………………..[ 26 Aug 2020 ]

Time to " Talk the Walk " …………………………………………………………..[19 Sep 2020 ]

Not in one day : What about 3 years ? …………………………………….[ 25 Oct 2020 ]

Enough to entice Elon ?  ……………………………………………………………[ 03 Nov 2020 ]

 

2021  ( 3 )  :

Inscrutable are the ways of the Providence ? ………………………….[15 June 2021 ]

Air Pollution Sources : And “ How to save 2.5 Lakh lives “………[ 25 June 2021 ]

Congratulations, Dr Harish Hiraniji …………………………………………..[ 13 Nov 2021 ]

 

2022  (  4  )  :

A Battery Swapping Policy for Battery-Powered Solar Cookers ? [ 25 Mar 2022 ]

Getting Closer : Battery-powered Electric Cooker …………………….[ 11 May 2022 ]

3C = Congratulations, Calicut Cooker-Walas  ……………………………[ 10 June 2022 ]

 

My Solar Cooker dream about to materialise ? ………………[ 07 July 2022 ]

 

 

Dear Narendrabhai : Thanks for reminding ……………………………….[ 04 Mar 2022 ]

 

Extract :

 

Ø  He said innovations are required in in the areas of clean cooking and SOLAR COOKING can be a big market for Startups “

       

Ø  In Sept 2017 , while inaugurating ONGC’s corporate office, PM Shri Modiji said :

      “ Our poor rural ladies are suffering due to air pollution caused by burning

        wood – straw – cow-dung cakes – kerosene , for cooking on chulhas .

        Millions of them are prematurely dying due to lung diseases

 

        We must give them Solar Chulhas 

 

       

Ø  How can Govt help to accelerate a RAPID ADOPTION of Solar Cookers ?

 

        By providing a DBT ( Direct Benefit Transfer ) of 75 % of the Sale Price 

        of a Solar Cooker ( meeting very specific performance criteria – and 

       having  obtained a prior ISI certificate ), into the Jan Dhan Account of  the

       buyer (  subject to max of Rs 7,500 )

         

        This subsidy would be available to a HOUSE-HOLD ( and not to each 

       person in the family ), and can be availed only ONCE per family. Aadhar

        details would be mandatory

        Subsidy would be available for only DIRECT PURCHASE from govt

        approved Authorised Dealers – and not from Re-Sellers

       

        

Ø  Allocation of Rs 37,256 crore for LPG subsidy ( for cooking ), is an ANNUAL RECURRING expense

Ø  Govt had specified its max “ Sale Price” at Rs 10,000 /- per Stove [ $ 135 ]

Ø  For Rs 37,256 Crore, govt can buy and distribute ( FREE ), some 3.7 cr (37 million ) solar stoves

Ø  Within about 2 years, Govt can handover a SOLAR STOVE to all households covered by Ujwalla Scheme households covered by Ujwalla Scheme

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