▁Sol ar ▁thermal ▁power ▁project ▁Asia ' s ▁largest ▁solar ▁hy brid ▁power ▁project ▁was ▁proposed ▁roughly ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁near ▁Math ania , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁await ing ▁appro val . ▁Design ed ▁as ▁a ▁unique ▁project ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁technical ▁and ▁commercial ▁vi ability ▁of ▁solar ▁technology , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁planned ▁ 1 4 0 - m eg aw att ▁power ▁plant , ▁situated ▁roughly ▁ 3 0 ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁J od h pur , ▁would ▁be ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Raj as than ▁State ▁Power ▁Corporation ▁Limited ▁( R SP CL ). ▁ ▁Econom ics ▁ ▁In ▁Math ania , ▁a ▁rising ▁number ▁of ▁vill agers ▁find ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁sector ▁while ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁residents ▁ear n ▁a ▁living ▁through ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁construction . ▁ ▁Math ania ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁its ▁red ▁ch ili ▁and ▁on ion ▁har v ests . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁decl ine ▁in ▁ground water ▁levels ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 1 0 0 0   ft ▁to ▁ 1 2 0 0   ft ), ▁the ▁plant ing ▁of ▁ch ili ▁pe ppers ▁is ▁avoided ▁by ▁far mers ▁who ▁prefer ▁more ▁luc r ative ▁c rop ▁yields . ▁Histor ically , ▁Math ania ▁was ▁distinguished ▁for ▁the ▁industrial ▁production ▁of ▁mul mul , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁cloth , ▁but ▁the ▁text ile ▁factory ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁functional . ▁Math ania