A solar cooker demonstration programme was organised at the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CASFoS) here on Wednesday. Technical assistants from the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) demonstrated the functioning of the solar cooker at the academy. The demonstration was originally meant to orient the participants towards the management of city farming underlining the importance of solar cooker and Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan.
According to the academy officials, under this programme, two officers were invited by the officers trainees to adopt the family of every mess employee living in the academy premises, and then they were given training. About 100 people attended the programme here. Those attending the programme were given complete information about solar cooker and its fair use. According to officials, the main objective of the programme is to maintain the benefits of using solar cooker along with environmental protection and its unique properties in terms of energy accumulation and management.
This programme was held under the Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan in which city farming demonstration and evaluation of previous drums was done. The drums are filled with sugarcane at lower level and dried leaves are spread over it. After that, the soil is spread as third layer and the plants are planted in the holes of the drum. likewise, three layers of the plantation are done in the drum.
The director of Forest Education, RP Singh, CASFoS principal Meera Iyer, faculty members Sarita Kumari, Abhilash Damodaran and others were also present on the occasion.