Plugged into an LPG cylinder, the specially designed press is not only eco-friendly but also an economical device that can iron more clothes at a go when compared to its cruder counterpart.
There are better fuels than alcohol for rural household cooking. Biogas, after cleaning it and compressing it, is equivalent to compressed natural gas (CNG).
All 274 households in Vyachakurahalli village located in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka have LPG stoves now, and nobody cooks with firewood any more. The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has officially declared Vyachakurahalli as the first smokeless village in India.