Healthy Climate Initiative founders visit MEER India's field installations
Dr. Soumitra Das and Rituraj Phukan of the Healthy Climate Initiative visited MEER India's ongoing field installations, meeting resident Rani whose home has been fitted with reflective roofing and discussing maintenance, cost and long-term durability.
MEER recently hosted a site visit in India by Dr. Soumitra Das (Founder) and Rituraj Phukan (Co-founder) of the Healthy Climate Initiative, who visited ongoing field installations to gain a closer understanding of MEER's surface-based cooling work.
Accompanied by members of the MEER India team, the visit focused on observing reflective rooftop sheet installations in a real-world setting. The visitors were taken through the installation process, material application and the practical challenges involved in deploying cooling interventions in heat-exposed communities.
Dr. Das and Rituraj engaged in detailed discussions around key aspects of the intervention, including maintenance requirements, cost considerations and long-term durability. The conversation reflected strong interest in scalability and operational practicality, particularly in contexts where access to conventional cooling remains limited.
A key part of the visit involved interaction with Rani, a resident whose home has been fitted with the reflective roofing solution. Through this exchange, the visitors gained first-hand insights into the lived experience of the intervention, including perceived changes in indoor comfort during hot conditions. The visit reinforced the role of low-cost, surface-based cooling approaches in addressing heat exposure at the household level.