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Building
with Mud
( English, Hindi / 23 min./ Rs.400 )
Director : Safina Uberoi
Production Co. : Development Alternatives
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The film is meant for NGOs, architects, builders
and
people involved in exploring the possibility of mud as a
viable building material. The Balram mud block press,
designed and marketed by Development Alternatives, is
a simple manual device which makes easy the tedious
job of mud block making. The film explains the
procedure and applications of Balram.
VSBK:
A Technology for the Millennium
( English / 9.30 min. / Rs. 400/- )
Director : Aparajita Gogoi
Production Co. : Development Alternatives
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 Traditional methods of manufacturing bricks use one of the most
polluting processes. The government
in India has started its clamp down on
traditional brick
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kilns. The search for a cleaner alternatives led
Development Alterantives to the VSBK technology – a
technoloty which
enables improved fuel efficiency over
existing kilns and conforms to all
environmental norms.
The technology, is now being disseminated in India
along with multi-sectoral partners.
The TARA Advantage
( English / 12.30 min. / Rs. 400/- )
Director : A Sahni
Production Co. : Development Alternatives
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The industrial revolution brought the power looms into
the market. It spelt disaster for traditional weavers. Their
looms could
not keep up with the production capacity of
power looms. The result was
the displacement of
traditional weavers. The need was to find an
alternative
to get the weavers back into the market. The
TARAloom, an
upgraded version of the traditional loom,
can accomplish this. The
modifications and upgradation
enables the TARAloom to produce as much
cloth as the
power loom without using power.
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