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Historical Event on 7/16/1996
The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/1/1975 | Shankarrao Vasudev Kirloskar, famous iindustrialist, died. |
9/24/1932 | Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast. |
9/13/1948 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel took police action on Hyderabad for anti national policy's of Nijam of Hyderabad and Rijvi Rajakar's. |
3/22/1907 | Perturbed by a new law restricting Asiatic immigrants, Mohandas Gandhi, a young Indian attorney now living in South Africa, organized a campaign of civil disobedience to resist the statute popular bill passed by the new Boer government of the Transvaal Colony. The Asiatic Registration Bill was considered by Gandhi unjust and discriminatory to the large Chinese and Indian populations. However, the government expressed the belief that the ordinance was popular. ""Over 90 percent of the white people thoroughly approve of it,"" said Sir Gilbert Parker, a Conservative member of Parliament. |
6/15/1966 | U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan. |
8/15/1996 | Deve Gowda speaks in Hindi on the occasion of the 50th Independence Day. |
8/15/1996 | Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born. |
11/20/1999 | P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government. |
12/17/1938 | Charuchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali story writer and novelist, died. |
10/31/1876 | Cyclone hits Bengal centered near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), about 200,000 die. |
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