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🚨NEW WORK: In October 2022, the Indian govt declared Gujarat's Modhera as India's first 24x7 #solar village. A few days later, UN chief @antonioguterres also visited Modhera and praised the project. Then why do Modhera's neighbours feel driven to migration or in 1 case, suicide? 
The solar power plant that makes Modhera’s #solar power ‘round-the-clock’ is constructed on part of neighboring Sujanpura’s grazing land. In return, Sujanpura got 7 smaller parcels of land, 5 of which are too far, 1 small and 1 disputed #NetZero @IndiaSpend
After the loss of this grazing land to a #solar plant, people of Sujanpura say they spend at least Rs 200-Rs 300/day to buy hay, a cost that makes milk prodn untenable. Many sold livestock to cope with the cash crunch #solarvillageofindia #netzero
