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From: "Architexturez." <admin-in@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:55:18 +0530
The Solar Alternative
It All Started With A Dream...
...A DREAM two friends dreamt over a glass of chilled sherbet, as they
sat in the exquisitely carved balcony of a palace on the banks of a lake
in Udaipur. The friends were Malcolm Moss, a British scientist, and
Arvind Singh Mewar, the descendent of the erstwhile rulers of Udaipur.
As the Maharana, fondly called ‘Shriji’ by his friends, looked wistfully
at the fumes emanating from the motorboat plying on the picturesque
lake, the idea of a non-polluting electric boat was born. Subsequently,
the idea grew into a passion and was translated into reality as a result
of the collaboration between the enthusiastic British scientist and the
Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation.
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Moss, who has an enduring relationship with India, is also building a
house in Udaipur where he plans to harvest wind power. “There will be no
road to the house. A solar-powered railway will take you straight
uphill,” he says with a smile.
cont'd...
http://www.ukinindia.com/magazines/britaintoday/BTInnerpage.asp?IssueId=71&magzineId=3&SectionId=452