India joined the global ‘Earth Hour’ event on Saturday between 8:30 to 9:30 pm. Lights at public places and some temples in various cities including Mumbai, Kolkata and tDelhi were turned off.
The event is observed annually in order to raise awareness about energy conservation.
Delhi
Lights at Rashtrapati Bhawan and also the famous Akshardham temple in the National Capital were turned off in support of nature and the planet during this hour.
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Mumbai
Similarly, in Mumbai, videos emerged from the famous Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus with lights being switched off for an hour to mark Earth Hour.
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#WATCH | Lights switched off at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus for an hour from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm to mark the #EarthHour pic.twitter.com/1XOD6zejPP
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2023
Kolkata:
In Kolkata also, the lights of the iconic Howrah bridge were turned off to mark the annual event observed globally to promote awareness about climate change.
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#WATCH | 'Earth Hour' being observed in Kolkata as lights at the iconic Howrah bridge are turned off to conserve energy pic.twitter.com/dSn3HY5CuO
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2023