Impact of Alternate Fuels on Domestic Fuelwood Consumption in Foot Hills of Western Himalayas

Bisma Jan; Tahir Mushtaq; S. A. Gangoo; P. A. Sofi; Peerzada Ishtiyak; A. R. Malik

doi:10.36808/if/2023/v149i5/168336

Impact of Alternate Fuels on Domestic Fuelwood Consumption in Foot Hills of Western Himalayas

Authors

Bisma Jan Division of Forest Products and Utilization, Faculty of Forestry, SKUAST-Kashmir, Benhama, Ganderbal-191201
Tahir Mushtaq Division of Forest Products and Utilization, Faculty of Forestry, SKUAST-Kashmir, Benhama, Ganderbal-191201
S. A. Gangoo Division of Forest Products and Utilization, Faculty of Forestry, SKUAST-Kashmir, Benhama, Ganderbal-191201
P. A. Sofi Division of Forest Products and Utilization, Faculty of Forestry, SKUAST-Kashmir, Benhama, Ganderbal-191201
Peerzada Ishtiyak Division of Forest Products and Utilization, Faculty of Forestry, SKUAST-Kashmir, Benhama, Ganderbal-191201
A. R. Malik Division of Forest Products and Utilization, Faculty of Forestry, SKUAST-Kashmir, Benhama, Ganderbal-191201

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2023/v149i5/168336

Keywords:

Fuelwood, Alternate Fuels, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir and Himalayas.

Abstract

The present investigation â€œImpact of Alternate fuels on Fuelwood Consumption in foot hills of western Himalayasâ€ was carried out, during the year 2019-2021 to investigate the impact of alternative domestic fuels on fuelwood consumption among the local people in Ganderbal district of Kashmir Himalayas. The sample of study area was drawn by multi-stage random sampling technique. The data were collected through personal interviews of respondents using well-structured pre-tested interview schedule and non-participant observations. The study revealed that liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), kerosene and electricity was the alternative fuels used by local people. With increase in consumption of alternate fuels, fuelwood consumption was found to decrease. Among the alternate fuel determinants LPG and electricity consumption had shown a negatively significant relationship with fuelwood consumption and other attributes such as kerosene consumption had shown non-significant relationship with fuelwood consumption. Regression analysis of alternate fuels impacting the domestic fuelwood consumption was carried out in the sample villages. The analysis of 't' values of regression co-efficient indicated that out of the three alternate fuel variables, LPG and electricity consumption, had significant contribution in influencing the fuelwood consumption.

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