Ladakh based engineer, Sonam Wangchuk has added another feather in his cap by doing an amazing thing. Known for his innovations, Sonam Wangchuk has developed the world's first solar-heated military tent to help the troopers to keep themselves warm in forwarding areas that witness freezing temperature during the winters.
The tent is believed to reduce the huge expenses on exchequer and this is cost effective and it will help the troopers in maintaining the warm temperature.
The tent also eliminates the chances of pollution, use of kerosene, and emission while it will need only sunlight, water, and insulated layers to maintain the temperature.
The tent is large enough and it will accommodate 8 to 10 soldiers at a time.
In a video, Wangchuk said that with the deployment of troopers in snow-capped mountains having a freezing temperature, the government spends lakhs on kerosene that not only leads to pollution but also results in death of soldiers due to below freezing temperature.
He stated that after developing a solar-heated system for homes in the last 30 years he has developed a solar tent, which was earlier being used by the nomads living in remote areas some 15 years back.
Sonam said it took him nearly a month to make the tent.
The tent contains a greenhouse and it let sunlight in towards the highly insulated sleeping chamber. Wind sheet waterproof has been used at the top. It has two parts that include a sleeping chamber and the other is a solar lunge for rest. The sleeping chamber wall serves as a heat bank to be used for the night.
He said that the temperature in the sleeping chamber is expected to be between 10 to 15 degrees Celsius in which the soldiers can spend their nights comfortably.
“Every part of the tent won't weigh more than 30 kgs so it can be moved from one place to another easily,” Wangchuk said.
Appreciably, the tent has been designed considering the utmost need for security forces and affordability as the tent will cost Rs 5 lakh.
Notably, Sonam Wangchuk is known as an Indian engineer, innovator and education reformist based in Ladakh UT and is famously known as the real life Phunsukh Wangdu from 3 Idiots film. The genius with a constructive mind has indeed brought laurels to the people of J&K state especially for Ladakh.
