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BLOCK 6: Conventional and non- conventional energy, health and
environmental hazards in silk reeling industry
Unit 1:
Use of conventional and non-conventional energy in silk Reeling
industry
Overview, energy/ wood/ fuel/power consumption in cocoon stifling,
cooking and reeling- release of smoke, constituents of smoke – effect
of smoke on human health and rearing environment. Effluents from
silk production. Solid waste, dust, smoke and effluents from silk
weaving factory and spun silk mills.
Unit 2:
Health and environmental hazards in silk reeling
Effect of reeling industry on ecosystem. Occupational health risk on
reelers/ workers – skin and lungs related problems in reeling units
due to release of smoke. Constituents and effect of smoke on human
health and environment. Effluents from silk production. Solid waste,
dust, smoke and effluents from silk weaving factory and spun silk
mills. Policies on pollution control programmes on health hazards –
risk and proposed options.
VII. Practicals
• Collection and preservation of non-mulberry silk cocoons in wild;
• Study of biodiversity of non-mulberry silk fauna on different hosts;

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Restructured and Revised Syllabi of Post-graduate Programmes
Vol. 1
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• Study of marketing system of cocoon transaction of Tasar;
• Study of marketing system of cocoon transaction of Muga;
• Study of marketing system of cocoon transaction of Eri;
• Study of physical parameters of the Tropical Tasar and Muga cocoons;
• Study of physical parameters of the Eri cocoons;
• Study of physical parameters of Japanese, Chinese and temperate Tasar cocoons;
• Study of commercial parameters of different ecoraces of tropical tasar;
• Study of commercial parameters of Muga and Eri silk cocoons;
• Study of different methods of stifling for Tasar and Muga Cocoons;
• Study of different methods of cooking for Tasar and Muga Cocoons;
• Study of use of enzymes in Tasar cocoon cooking;
• Study of different reeling machinery for Tasar and Muga;
• Study of different spinning appliances for Eri cocoons;
• Visit to spun silk mill to got acquainted with steps of silk spinning;
• Visit to Central Silk Technological Research Institute, Bengaluru;
• Estimation of cost and returns of establishment of reeling units and spun silk
unit.