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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
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.
2/19/1995National Research Centre for Oil Palm(NRCOP), the only institute exclusively devoted to Oil Palm research in India, was established.
6/18/1997Prakash Padukone launches IBC.
3/31/1994U.R. Rao, retiring ISRO Chairman, announces agreement with Russia for supplying 7 cryogenic engines.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
5/18/1988The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.
6/4/1926Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
1/29/1955'Bhartiya Kamgar Kisan Party' established.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.
10/24/1890Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta.