PM Modi declares Modhera in Gujarat as India's first 24x7 solar-powered village
The Hindu
Gujarat Assembly polls are scheduled to be held by the end of this year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 9 declared Modhera in Gujarat's Mehsana district as India's first 24x7 solar-powered village.
Addressing a rally in Modhera after that, Mr. Modi said Modhera was known for the Sun temple, now it will also be known as solar-powered village.
Making Modhera the country's first round-the-clock solar-powered village involved developing a ground-mounted solar power plant and more than 1,300 rooftop solar systems on residential and government buildings, a government release said.
Assembly elections in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Gujarat are scheduled to be held by the end of this year.
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