Sun returned to Italian village

The village, located in foothills of the Italian Alps, which three months in the year is practically deprived of sunlight, decided to brighten its winters with the aid of the gigantic mirror, which will reflect light to its central area.

On this week of 197 inhabitants Viganelly (Viganella), by that buried in the narrow valley of anthrone, to the north of Torino, will be collected on occasion of the arrival of the made to order steel sheet with a width of 8 it is meter and by height - 5. It they will deliver by helicopter to the fixed point on the slope of mountain.

The mayor of village, Perfranko Of midali, who leads project, it is confident, what village more not will suffer from the complete absence of straight sunlight during 83 days in the year - from 11 November through 2 February.

With weight more than one ton the mirror will be placed among the pine trees on the peak of Swedish coal, its height reaches 1.080 it is meter. The motors controlled by computer will allow mirror to follow the sun, reflecting its rays to the rural area and illuminating during six it is hour during the day area in 270 square it is meter.

The cost of entire project - almost 100.000 Euro- - partly covered particular bank, the remaining part of the money introduced rural and local councils. The producer of mirror guarantees, that it is capable of maintaining the highest winds, and will serve, at least, 30 years.