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Ahire, a solar energy village in Maharashtra

by Pat Coate | June 01, 2009

The residents of Ahire, a small village in Maharashtra got electricity for the first time after country's independence, when the government installed solar panels in the village, thus illuminating the lives of 85 families who had till now been living in darkness.

The children do not have to slog in candlelight to study, women can move out of their houses at night, and men can also breathe a sigh of relief.

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