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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Bancha became India’s first all-solar kitchen village, it belongs to the state of;
A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Haryana
C
Assam
D
Maharastra
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bancha in Betul district is the first village in India to have zero wooden stoves and almost no use for LPG cylinders with all its 75 houses relying on solar-powered stoves to meet their cooking needs, claims social activist Mohan Nagar.

Detailed explanation-2: -What sets it apart is the fact that Modhera is also the first village to become a net renewable energy generator. Solar panels on the rooftops of houses in Modhera, located in Gujarat state, India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Recently, the Prime Minister declared Modhera, a village in the Mehsana district of Gujarat as India’s first solar-powered village.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Welspun Solar MP project is a 151 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station built in Bhagwanpura village, just south of Diken, Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. Operational since February 2014, it is one of the largest solar power projects in India.

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