The farmers of Pavagada scored their first victory in the early days of negotiations with Karnataka state energy officials, who were seeking to rent their land to set up a solar park: a legal agreement drafted in their local language, Kannada.
For the drought-hit farmers of Pavagada, now home to one of India’s largest solar power plants, a copy of the lease agreement translated from English gave them a better understanding of the deal that would shape their future.
