🚨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
The #solar plant has also cut off routes to the farms of some 20-25 farmers who now have to take a much longer route. Meanwhile, in the solar village, some are yet to get solar panels #ClimateEmergency #solarenergy
"Sujanpura Modhera ke neev ki eet ban gayi hai," said Sarpanch Ramesh Solanki. India has set ambitious renewable energy goals for 2030, but what has living next to India’s 1st 24x7 #solar village cost the people of Sujanpura? Read our ground report: indiaspend.com/development/gu…
Thank you, Thomson Reuters Foundation @TRF for supporting this story and my mentor @kcbudhraja for believing in an idea I discussed ages ago. And as always, thanks to @shreyashah26 + everyone at @IndiaSpend for being patient with me.
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