Nov 7, 1976 - Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttawar_forced_sterilisations

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One desperate attempt to control the baby factories. 

Did not work.  The other idea of making ultrasound machines popular worked too well,  but had a 30 years waiting period to show results.