• C. Anupama
• Dr M. R. Thilakam

India is a developing country; Energy is the main input in industrial and economic development of the country. All economic sector and all sections of society consume energy. In India there are number of factors which lead to energy crisis. Since the last decade there has been increasing demand for energy due to overpopulation, industrialization etc. Conventional sources of energy are not sufficient to meet our increasing demand of energy which leads to energy crisis. Energy crisis can be addressed by the espousal of non-conventional energy sources. This energy is abundantly available and can never be drained in the terms of solar, wind, wave, thermal energy etc. Majority of non- conventional energy is directly or indirectly derived from solar energy. Solar energy is most viable and can be utilized in number of ways for residential purpose. It includes heating, cooling, cooking, electricity generation, etc. Based on this view a research work was carried out in the metropolis of Coimbatore city to understand the methods espoused by urban population to subdue energy crisis. For gathering data from samples purposive sampling method was used. Interview was conducted using well designed schedule which entailed the background information of the respondents, family background and income, methods used to subdue energy crisis, non conventional energy devices used if any limitations while using non-conventional energy devices. The research work revealed, that majority of the samples said we are facing energy crisis and only twenty six percent of selected samples use non-conventional energy devices to subdue energy crisis.

subdue, metropolis, energy crisis, non-conventional energy

"Subdual of energy crisis by an inhabitant of a metropolis of Coimbatore city", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.578-582, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907E79.pdf

"Subdual of energy crisis by an inhabitant of a metropolis of Coimbatore city", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp578-582, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907E79.pdf