Monday, February 22, 2010

the benefits of green energy (4) ...... developing india

In the west of India, the Thar desert is studded with windmills. The windmills form the background for the Cenothaphs of the Maharadschas of Jaisalmer.The windmills cannot prevent frequent power cuts. Every day, electricity is shut off in town for two hours to save energy
Further south, windmills are a major attraction at Mandvi's windmill beach
Swimming is not really an Indian favourite, but people enjoy camel rides along the beach and windmills. Some of them, however, are already broken down and have lost some rotor blades
In Delhi, this solar plant at Raj Ghat (the cremation place of Nehru, Indira, Mahatma and Rajiv Gandhi) seems to have surrendered to the dust, dirt and air pollution....

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