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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 |
| 6/3/1818 | Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends. |
| 7/29/1993 | Two bills seeking to delink religion from politics and to empower the EC to debar parties with religious names introduced in Lok Sabha. |
| 6/24/1996 | Nanchil K. Manoharan, former DMK Finance Minister, expelled from the party. |
| 6/18/1918 | A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous poet of Malayalam language, critic and master of grammer, passed away. |
| 3/26/1990 | Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away. |
| 4/15/1927 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born. |
| 9/19/1950 | U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York. |
| 6/23/1930 | The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London. |
| 8/11/1961 | Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States. |
| 10/28/1996 | L.K. Advani, BJP President, appears personally for the first time in a Gwalior Court. |
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