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Historical Event on 7/16/1996
The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1996 | P. Shiv Shanker, Kerala Governor, resigns in view of the ongoing CBI investigation against him in the hawala case. |
| 6/11/1907 | Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat . |
| 6/30/1914 | Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa. |
| 1/27/1970 | Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away. |
| 11/3/1997 | India presents G-15 with agenda for a fair deal in Kuala Lumpur. India calls upon Group of 15 developing countries to ""build convergences among nations and encourage G-7 to pursue structured and issue-based dialogue with us' |
| 9/16/1931 | R. Ramachandra Rao, cricket test umpire for one test in 1986-87, was born at Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/13/1861 | Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians. |
| 4/8/1973 | India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots. |
| 3/19/1972 | India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years. |
| 8/2/1891 | Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born. |
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