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Lobel Solar Charkha (Gandhiji Version 2.0)

Charkha which was popularized by the Father of The Nation Mahatma Gandhi is all set to become environment-friendly with a new avatar - 'Lobel Solar Charkha Version 2.0'. It will reduce the effort and increase the earning. "Solar charkha involves elaborate phases before its launch. The purpose behind developing solar charkha was to keep khadi spinning environment friendly as well as easy. In remote and rural areas of the country, where uninterrupted electricity is a distant dream, solar charkhas will help boost the income of the weavers in far-flung areas. "Once the solar charkha spinning technology is improvised, it can help flourish the traditional spinning into an industry without involving human drudgery." It would also provide employment to more men at rural level and will improve their earnings manifold, further adding that the quality of the yarn will also be improved and uniform by the use of solar charkha. Presently, only one person can work on a