If necessity is the mother of invention then SantoshKalatre’s diesel stove fits the bill.
A resident of Kadamvadi in Kolhapur, Santosh Kalatre hasinvented and assembled a stove which has given an alternate means for cookingfor the common man.
With steep rise in prices of a gas cylinder Kalatre’s burnerhas come as a blessing in disguise to small entrepreneurs, who run the vada-pavand omlette kiosks.
Since commercial cylinder costs Rs 1,900 small time businessmen find it difficult to sustain their businesses.
Kalatre’s burner stove runs on diesel. The stove burns fornearly four hours on one litre of diesel. Considering that 2.5 kg of gas getsconsumed for the same duration the burner has got quite a good response as analternate to tackle the rise in cylinder price.
The stove’s fuel tank capacity is 10 liters. It has an aircompressor that supplies diesel to the burner.
Difficulty always gets the best out of a person. Manymachines were invented only when the going got tough, which in turned helpedpeople in times of need.
In ancient times humans used firewood for cooking purpose.Later kerosene and natural gas was invented which reduced deforestation andcontrolled pollution.
The vada-pav and omlettewallas are the most affected lotafter the government reduced subsidy on gas cylinders and fixed the cylinderquota to only six cylinders per year.
Kalatre’s stove which runs on diesel is low cost and givesmore profit for the small-time entrepreneurs.
With just Rs 56 you can cook for four hours inKolhapur.
