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Another achievement will be added from today in the name of Modhera village of Mehsana district of Gujarat, famous for ancient Sun temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare Modhera as the country’s first solar village this evening. Solar panels have been installed on the roof of every house in Modhera. With this, the entire village will get electricity from solar panels for 24 hours. Along with this, PM will also lay the foundation stone of many other schemes worth Rs 3,900 crore to place Modhera firmly on the global tourism map.
All are connected to Solar Energy Storage System (BESS).
Solar panels on the roof of every house in the village
A ground mounted solar power plant has been installed at Modhera village, 25 km away from Mehsana district. To generate electricity, solar panels and solar systems with a capacity of one kilowatt have been installed on the roof of every house in the village. All these solar systems are connected with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
More than Rs 80 crore has been invested in two phases for solar panels.
60 to 100 percent saving in electricity bill
During the day, the village and its houses will be powered by solar panels, while in the evening, India’s first grid-connected MW or scale battery energy storage system will supply electricity to the households. For this, the Central and Gujarat government have invested more than Rs 80 crore in two phases in the solar development project. This project will make Modhera the first village in India to generate electricity from solar panels and will enable villagers to save 60-100 per cent on their electricity bills.
The rays of the sun fall on the temple from sunrise to sunset.
Modhera is famous for the Sun Temple
The Sun Temple was built by King Bhima I of the Chalukya dynasty in 1026-27. The Sun Temple has been built on the hill. It is built in such a way that the rays of the sun fall on the temple from sunrise to sunset. Very beautiful carvings have been done on the walls of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. Mythology is depicted with the help of carvings on the walls of the temple.
Sage Vashishtha had sent Lord Rama here for atonement.
Lord Rama had come here to repent
The Sun Temple has three main parts (Surya Kund, Sabha Mandap and Gud Mandap). Stairs have been made to go to the pool. The name of the kund is Ramkund. After killing Ravana in Lanka, Lord Rama wanted freedom from the sin of killing Brahma. Sage Vashishtha had instructed him to go to Modhera, situated on the banks of river Pushpavati. Lord Rama was coming here for atonement. Here he found inner peace.
The timing of 3-D projection will be from 6 pm to 10 pm.
3-D projection facility will also be available
Modhera is a protected archaeological site. Now the facility of 3-D projection will also be available here from solar panels in the entire village. The solar powered 3-D projection will be dedicated by PM Modi and it will acquaint tourists and devotees with the ancient history of Modhera every evening. According to the Gujarat government, heritage lighting has been arranged in the temple premises under this project. To see this, the general public can visit the temple from 6 pm to 10 pm.