Karnataka's Pavagada Solar Park Fails Locals, India's Renewable Energy Goals

Back in 2015, Muthyallappa Venkatesh and his fellow villagers from Karnataka's Vollur village received a lucrative offer. They could earn Rs 21,000 per acre every year in exchange for covering their land with solar panels. For a long time, Venkatesh had yearned for some kind of relief, working as an agricultural labourer in rich farmers' lands for much of his life.

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