Details report on Bahari Chula - Multi purpose Oven developed by PRISM

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SALIENT FEATURES

 The main feature of this conveyance is that its base/platform is at a considerably low height from the ground level than a common rickshaw van. This arrangement is made to create more space and reduce the vibration, which otherwise cause discomfort to the patient in a rugged terrain of an unpaved road.
 A stretcher is placed on one side, with proper shock absorbing arrangements. This helps in avoiding jerks due to bad road conditions. The stretcher can be removed while using the conveyance for a purpose other than carrying ailing patients.
 Just opposite to the stretcher, sitting arrangement is made for at least two attendants.
 An oxygen cylinder is kept at one corner so as to meet the exigencies.
 Likewise, a first-aid-box is also kept at one corner.
 A wash basin is placed beside the stretcher.
 Arrangements for saline, drinking water, adequate lighting, are made.
 Battery operated hand mike set is fitted on the top of the vehicle.
 Provisions for life jacket, life line, stuff, small tent, extra rope, folding ladder, blankets, etc. are there for using the vehicle during calamities.
 The top of the vehicle is tin-roofed and the sides are also fenced with tin sheets and nets are placed in between to ensure adequate ventilation.

PRISM has developed a rural ambulance, which is an improvised version of the common rickshaw van, well designed to serve the purpose of an ambulance in a much more effective way. After its introduction villagers have started getting an Ambulance Plus service - It has been used for 'early warning', 'rescue' and 'relief' before and during the floods in the Gaighata and Swarupnagar Blocks of North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal since 2004. During the Pulse Polio program also the ambulance was used in the said areas (Document published in the Panchayati Raj, Oct-Dec 2004, a quarterly publication of the Dept of Panchayat and Rural Development, Govt. of West Bengal). This has also used for the purpose of awareness generation program on various community development issues.
The main advantage of this innovation over what is already known to people – a) Base is at a considerably low height from the ground level to create more space and reduce the vibration, which otherwise cause discomfort to the patient in a rugged terrain of an unpaved road, b) A stretcher is placed on one side, with proper shock absorbing arrangements to avoid jerks due to bad road conditions. The stretcher can be removed while using the vehicle for a purpose other than carrying ailing patients, c) Just opposite to the stretcher, sitting arrangement is made for at least two attendants, d) An oxygen cyllinder is kept at one corner so as to meet the exigencies, e) A first aid box is also kept at one corner, f) A wash basin is placed beside the stretcher, g) Arrangements for saline, drinking water, adequate lighting, are made, h) Battery operated hand mike set is fitted on the top of the vehicle, i) Provisions for life jacket, life line, stuff, small tent, extra rope, folding ladder, blankets, etc. are there for using the vehicle during disasters, j) There is no dearth of rickshaw pullers in the villages and hence less dependency, k) Ownership development can easily take place, l) Available at affordable price with little maintenance cost, m) Made with locally available resources and hence if ordered, there will be no transportation cost, because PRISM’s team can produce the replica at client’s place.

Major limitations or shortcomings
It is non-motorized, keeping in view that in the rural areas neither the people have access to fossil fuel nor they have electricity to charge batteries; do not have skilled operators/drivers for motorized ambulance; rural people cannot afford to pay even for the service charge; no access to mechanics and spare parts even for minor repairs; rural roads in most of the places are not ‘all weather roads’ and motorized ambulance cannot reach upto the door step; and hence its an ambulance which is not very fast moving but safe for patients. In the rural areas carrying a patient to the nearby health facility safely is a major concern.