In line with the goal of making the municipality smoke-free by 2029, improved iron stoves are currently being used in more than 4,000 homes in Jumla and Kalikot.
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Jayapura Sarki of Tila Rural Municipality-1 has replaced her clay stove and started cooking in an improved iron stove. She has become more comfortable after the problem of smoke filling the room and making it black while cooking has gone. ‘Earlier, smoke and dust were making the house black. From utensils to clothes, there was dirt. Now the house is clean and health has not deteriorated.’
Batulli Rawat of Tila Rural Municipality-2 says that the use of the improved stove has improved the environment inside and outside the house. ‘Earlier, there was no electricity. It was customary to burn pine needles. Moso used to pile up around the stove,’ she said. ‘Using the improved stove has reduced the problems of burning eyes, blackening the face and breathing.’ According to her, the consumption of firewood in the improved stove has also reduced the workload. ‘The forest is also protected, there are no health problems, and many things have improved by using improved stoves,’ said Rawat.
With the aim of making the municipality smoke-free by 2029, improved iron stoves are currently being used in more than 4,000 homes in Jumla and Kalikot. 2,210 improved iron stoves have been provided in Tila and Hima rural municipalities of Jumla and 2,179 in Mahabai rural municipality and Tilagufa municipality of Kalikot.
Under the climate protection project run by the Group of Supporting Hands (SAHAS) Nepal in coordination with the local level, improved iron stoves have been provided to rural women to stay healthy from smoke in the kitchen. Motilal Rokaya, the chairperson of Tila rural municipality, informed that the organization has invested 90 percent and the community or local government has invested 10 percent.
