Many historical sites got electricity
New Delhi: Does electricity go into your house too and you get upset why this electricity has gone? But this time the electricity has gone to all the historical sites of the country and this has been done intentionally. Electricity of famous historical sites across the country including Delhi was closed on Saturday evening.
What is the whole matter?
If you are wondering why the power of the historical sites of the country was discontinued, then let us know that this has been done under the Earth Hour 2025 of WWF-India. As part of this festival, many historical sites across the country including India Gate, Red Fort, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Victoria Memor, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal were closed on Saturday evening.
According to a statement released, this year means the 19th edition of the hour with World Water Day. In a program organized on the occasion, composer and Hormony Ambassador of WWF-India, Shantanu Moitra, enchanted the audience with a musical performance inspired by the 2,700 km journey of the Ganges river.
Delhi saved about 269 MW of electricity by shutting down non-essential electrical equipment from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm during Earth Hour on Saturday.
What is Earth Hour?
Earth and our electricity is a campaign to save electricity, apart from this, the aim of this campaign is that people make small changes in their daily lives, which will show a big impact on the world. This includes saving water, reducing single-use plastic use, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This campaign to save the earth is being appreciated worldwide. Let us know that BSES had told that 206 MW power was saved during the Earth Hour in Delhi last year, in which the contribution of BSES area was 130 MW. (input language)
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