Muppandal
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Muppandal is a small village on the southern tip of India in Kanyakumari District, in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in a hilly region where wind from the Arabian Sea gusts through mountain passes.[1]
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[edit] Wind power
The once-impoverished village benefited from the building of the nearby Muppandal wind farm, a renewable energy source, supplying the villagers with electricity for work.[2] [3] The village had been selected as the showcase for India's $2 thousand million clean energy programme, providing foreign companies with tax breaks for establishing fields of wind turbines in the area. Now huge power-producing windmills tower over the palm trees. As the village attracts wind energy producing companies and thousands of new jobs, the incomes of villagers has risen drmatically.[1]
The suitability of Muppandal as a site for wind farms stems from its geographical location, as it has access to the seasonal monsoon winds. [2]
[edit] Shrine
In Muppandal there is an image of Avvaiyar in the temple dedicated to her there.[4] By tradition, this is the spot where the great poetess left the mortal world.[5] Avvaiyar was actually not one but several women. An unmarried woman who devoted herself to higher learning was respectfully called Avva in ancient Tamil society during the Sangam era.[4]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Wind power boosts Southern Indian economy. Aljazeera.net (November 2 2003). Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
- ^ a b Tapping the Wind - India (February 2005). Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
- ^ Watts, Himangshu (November 11 2003). Clean Energy Brings Windfall to Indian Village. Reuters News Service. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
- ^ a b Subramaniam, Meenakshi (July 1 2001). AVVAI, the Virgin Saint. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
- ^ Padmanabhan, S.. Shrine for the Tamil poetess. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
[edit] External links
- Tapping the Wind - India
- Massive wind turbine generator installed near Koodankulam
- Power Stations - India's Largest Windpower Facilities (10 MW and Greater)
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