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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 |
| 9/10/1858 | Manilal Nathubhai Dwivedi, great author and father of modern Gujarati poems, was born. |
| 10/24/2000 | Hyrunnisa, suspected to be the key accused in the Kollam liquor tragedy, nabbed along with her husband and a worker in her shop in Guruvayur. |
| 3/31/1998 | T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99). |
| 7/5/1994 | Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala. |
| 10/30/1996 | Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay. |
| 7/2/1993 | ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance. |
| 2/11/1944 | Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born. |
| 9/28/1964 | The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border. |
| 12/12/1971 | All the facilities and pocket money provided to the former kings were cancelled by the Indian Parliament. |
| 1/24/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda stepped down from the position of acting Prime Minister of India. He held his position till January 11, 1966 (Acting). |
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