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Rural Energy
Program and
Conservation of Tigers
In India we had over forty thousand tigers in the beginning
of the
20th century. Today we have less than 3000 tigers, and the
number is
declining rapidly. We have already had
Sariska ,and unfortunately, there might be some more
Sariskas in
the making.
Rural
Energy Program
Our Rural Energy Program (REP) emphasizes
on
improving habitat conditions, both for the tribal
population and the
ungulate
population inside the reserve.
The biogas plants
capacity is eight cubic meter, and the cost of
one unit
is just Rs.5200( less than 100$). A similar biogas plant
made from
conventional building materials would cost more than
Rs.25000. The
reduction in the cost comes from use of
non
conventional materials like polythene sheets, tyre
rubber
belts, plastic buckets, empty mineral water bottles etc
A
biogas plant can bring
in a number of benefits for the beneficiaries and the environment,
These are some
of the
benefits which a biogas plant . There are other socio-economic and macro
benefits of
using this technology. The main benefit is
that the pressure on the forest land decreases, chances of
human-wildlife conflict reduces, the forest area remains
green which
promotes the growth of ungulates and all this in the long
run
reduces the pressure on tigers inhabiting the
forests.
We are working for wildlife protection, education
and environmental awareness
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