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67% of rural households still use firewood [1]

In contrast, more than 68% of urban households use LPG for cooking

More than 67% of rural households in India still depend on firewood or wood chips for cooking.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Rural Energy [3], Firewood [4], LPG [5], Air Pollution [6], Health Effects [7], Chhattisgarh [8], Electricity [9], Energy [10]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/67-rural-households-still-use-firewood
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-energy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lpg
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy