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our   daughters,  are   today     water, lift and lights, in the
          giving energy to India and        society with solar energy only.
          India's dreams. This energy of    After this, everyone in this society
          women's power is the oxygen of    got  solar panels installed.
          a developed India.                Today,  about  90  thousand
                                            kilowatt-hour  electricity  are
              My    dear   countrymen,      being generated from these
          these days there is a lot of talk   solar panels every year. This is
          about  clean  energy,  renewable   resulting  in  saving  of  about  40,
          energy all over the world. When   000 rupees every month. All the
          I meet people across the world,   people of the society are getting
          they certainly talk about India's   the benefit of these savings.
          phenomenal success in this field.    Friends, like Pune, the people
          Especially, the speed with which   of Diu in Daman-Diu, which is a
          India   is  moving                              separate district,
          forward in the field of                         have  also done
          solar energy is a big                           a wonderful job.
          achievement in itself.                          You must know
          The people of India                             that Diu is near
          have had a special                              Somnath.    Diu
          relationship with the                           has become the
          Sun for centuries.                              first  district  in
          The        scientific                           India, which is
          u n d e r s t a n d i n g                       using 100% clean
          we    have   about                              energy for all
          the power of the                                day time needs.
                        rarely SOLAR
          Sun, the traditions                             The mantra of
          of worshiping the     SOLAR                     this    success
                                ENERGY
          Sun,   are                                      of Diu is also
          seen    in    other   ENERGY                    Sabka   Prayas.
          places.  I am happy                             Once   upon   a
          that today every      Today’s resource for brighter tomorrow  time, resources
          countryperson                                   for      power
          understands     the                             generation were
          importance       of                             a     challenge.
          solar energy and also wants       People chose solar energy as a
          to contribute towards clean       solution to this challenge. Here
          energy. This spirit of 'Sabka     solar panels were installed on
          Prayas' is taking India's Solar   barren land and many buildings.
          Mission forward today. In Pune,   Through these panels, more
          Maharashtra, one such excellent   electricity is being generated in
          effort has caught my attention.   Diu than what is required during
          Here,  the  people  of  MSR-Olive   the day time. Through this solar
          Housing Society have decided      project, about 52 crore rupees
          that they will now run things of   have also been saved on the
          common utility, like drinking     purchase of electricity. Due to


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