Bhutan - Phobjika

How can a stove be exciting? In rural Phobjika, the introduction of the clay stove above by a royal government agency is a big and exciting deal. The clay stove uses a good deal less fuel than the old metal stove that is presently in every home in the area. It has a much larger cooking surface. Equal in significance, it doesn't smoke. There is little doubt in my mind that the old stoves generally produce enough smoke into the homes to do significant damage to the health of the residents.
( I found the smoke in the home of the family pictured below overwhelming and was there during the prepartion of only one meal).
In this case the new stove appears to be good governance, a pillar of GNH, in that it is the manifestation of a government contributing to the well being of individuals.

There is something interesting, though, in the fact that the woman above was making the meal on both stoves. May be a viable reason, may be just human natures reaction to change.