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00:00Himachal Pradesh is known for its natural beauty, but people from all over the world come here to see this beauty.

00:25Speaking of Himachal's hilly areas, people come here to see many houses which are still standing on their land.

00:34This house is called Kath Kuni Sheli in Himachal Pradesh.

00:38Apart from earthquake, the houses made from this Sheli also play an important role in protecting the environment.

00:44Tourists also like to stay in these houses.

00:47But now the number of houses in Kathkuni Shaili has reduced significantly.

00:50The main reason for this is that neither the people are aware of it, nor are they thinking about the environment.

00:57In this situation, Rahul Bhushan, who lives in Shimla,

01:00keeping all these things in mind, is giving new life to the houses of Kathkuni Shaili.

01:06Rahul Bhushan is working to revive the houses of Kathkuni Shaili in the old capital city of Kullu district

01:14and educating the local people as well.

01:17We have Rahul Bhushan with us.

01:19Let's ask him why he is working on the old Shaili instead of modern thoughts.

01:26Mr. Rahul Bhushan, after completing your education, you are giving new life to the houses of Kathkuni Shaili.

01:35What was your thought process and why did you choose this line?

01:40When I graduated from NIT Amirpur after studying architecture,

01:44the main thing for me was to do something like this.

01:48Because the way we make our place, develop it,

01:52our villages are developing, our cities are developing.

01:56So I thought that if I don't do this, then who else?

02:00As an architecture student, I was very interested to develop our architecture here.

02:08There was a possibility that this is definitely good for this place.

02:12If we do some research and create a system for it,

02:16then this will be very important for us in the future.

02:21All the points are checked here.

02:23It is good for the environment, it is good for the earthquake,

02:25it is made from local materials, local workers get employment.

02:29So all the potentials were ticked.

02:32So I thought that our job was to understand it well.

02:37To remove the doubts that we had,

02:41we should do research on it.

02:44And create a new system so that it can be revived.

02:50So that was the main aim.

02:53If we talk about Kathkuni Shaili,

02:55in the olden days, houses were made like this.

02:57But today, the cities and villages are changing to concrete.

03:01Why do you think people have forgotten their old style?

03:05The reason is related to our psychological level.

03:09Because when we got independence,

03:11we thought that all the old houses are raw.

03:15So we started getting cement cheaply.

03:20Industries came, the state was created.

03:22So we were also promoted that concrete houses are a good life.

03:27People used to think that old houses are made of mud.

03:33If we make new houses of cement,

03:35it will uplift their social status.

03:38So that's why people thought that concrete houses are good.

03:42We didn't think about how to improve our old houses.

03:47We just copied and pasted the new houses.

03:50There was no concrete in the mountains.

03:53It can be repaired from the city.

03:56It was such a cold area here.

03:59We didn't like the stone which keeps us warm.

04:02Such materials were good for us.

04:05I think that was the reason.

04:09It's been 50 years now.

04:13If we don't work on it, it will be very difficult for us.

04:17It's difficult to do it.

04:19We are not getting workers.

04:21We start seeing flaws in it.

04:23And the tiles and cement that are being sold,

04:28the contractor will never ask you to make concrete houses.

04:35He will show you the flaws.

04:38We have many examples like Naggar Castle, Bhimakali Temple,

04:42Kamroo Fort.

04:44We have many old temples which are still standing.

04:48We know that they were earthquake prone.

04:50They used to run on time.

04:52Their wood doesn't rust.

04:55We have many doubts in our mind.

04:59Lastly, I think it's very expensive.

05:03The houses we are making today are a little expensive.

05:07Because they have a long life.

05:09We have to look at it with value.

05:11If you look at it after 20 years,

05:15you won't need less electricity,

05:17you won't need less heating,

05:19you will have a healthier environment.

05:23If you look at it after 20 years,

05:25it's more cost effective.

05:27I don't think it's an old thing.

05:31It's a futuristic solution.

05:33When we are looking at environment friendly solutions,

05:37every industry is growing.

05:41Cars are becoming electronic.

05:43Why don't we have more environmentally friendly houses?

05:46It's futuristic.

05:48We will have the same thing in the future.

05:51It's so concrete in foreign countries

05:53that they are trying to find a way

05:55to make houses out of wood.

05:57We already have wooden techniques.

05:59We should go to the world

06:01and promote these techniques.

06:03This is a Himachal technique

06:05that can give a good technique to the world.

06:09How to make a house out of wood.

06:11We know that.

06:13We should spread it all over the world.

06:15Very proudly.

06:17If we talk about Katkhuni style,

06:19the state government is promoting eco-tourism.

06:21How can this style contribute

06:23to the development of the state?

06:27In eco-tourism,

06:29there is a trend

06:31that people are coming

06:33to see local culture,

06:35local food,

06:37local lifestyle,

06:39local village.

06:41You might have seen

06:43that in Manali and Shimla,

06:46there is a good potential

06:48for eco-tourism.

06:50You can repair

06:52the old houses

06:54that were not in use.

06:56The eco-sensitive areas

06:58like forest areas

07:00or fields

07:02should not be disturbed.

07:04You don't want to fill concrete there.

07:06Make wooden houses

07:08with your old style.

07:10In the future,

07:12if you know that you can

07:15repair the old houses

07:17with your old style,

07:19it will be a good thing.

07:21Secondly,

07:23if you make concrete houses,

07:25it destroys the eco-sensitive zone.

07:27You might have heard

07:29that if you make a concrete house

07:31on the side of a lake,

07:33the lake dries up.

07:35These are very sensitive zones.

07:37The best potential

07:39is to make

07:41old wooden houses

07:43and move them

07:45in the future.

07:47This will be

07:49a good example

07:51of our culture.

07:53People will come to Himachal

07:55for this.

07:57You won't find this

07:59in Kashmir,

08:01Assam or Arunachal.

08:03The mountains there

08:05will be different.

08:07The main base

08:09of eco-tourism

08:12is culture.

08:14If we talk about

08:16old wooden houses,

08:18how can we

08:20save them

08:22from the fire?

08:24You are right.

08:26We saw

08:28the fire in Tandi.

08:30The main reason

08:32is

08:34that people

08:36don't follow

08:38the fire safety norms.

08:40We have

08:42guidelines

08:44for fire safety.

08:46You need

08:48a sufficient tank

08:50for fire safety.

08:52It should be

08:54in the village or

08:56ward area.

08:58When you make

09:00a new house,

09:02keep a sprinkler

09:04and an exit

09:06for fire safety.

09:09Keep these

09:11things in mind.

09:13It is our fault

09:15that we don't

09:17put these things

09:19in our houses

09:21to save money.

09:23It can be put

09:25in houses of Katpuni

09:27and Lakdi Pathar.

09:29We do rain water harvesting

09:31and solar panels

09:33for eco-friendly

09:35and safety.

09:38Wooden houses

09:40don't burn.

09:42A log

09:44doesn't catch fire.

09:46We store grass

09:48in it.

09:50When it catches fire

09:52in concrete houses,

09:54it spreads

09:56the fire.

09:58The roof

10:00may collapse.

10:02You need insulation sheets

10:04for that.

10:06Second,

10:08put sprinklers in your house.

10:10Third,

10:12don't store houses

10:14on the side.

10:16It may catch fire

10:18and explode.

10:20Once it grows,

10:22it is difficult

10:24to save it.

10:26Lastly,

10:28you should have

10:30a water hose pipe

10:32and a water tank

10:35to save water.

10:37Prevention is better

10:39than crying later.

10:41It is better

10:43to have a protection measure.

10:45You should have

10:47an option.

10:49This was Rahul Bhushan

10:51who is working

10:53to save the old

10:55Katpuni style of Himalayas.

10:57I hope the state government

10:59will also focus on this style

11:01so that Himachal Pradesh

11:03can be saved.

11:05ETB Bharat.

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