Within two weeks of the new federal government taking over in India, the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) green-signaled the Gujarat state government’s eight-year-old plea to increase the Sardar Sarovar dam’s height by installing 55 foot tall sluice gates. Sardar Sarovar is the centerpiece of the multi-billion-dollar Narmada Valley development project...
Gujarat to cover Narmada River canals with solar panels!
According to the Hindu Business Line, solar panels will be installed in the state of Gujarat (northwestern India) to generate power. Those panels will use the 11,807 miles long network of Narmada canals. Narendra Modi, Gujarat’s Chief Minister, inaugurated the “Canal Solar Power Project”, a 1 Megawatt pilot project on...