In Delhi, science awareness organisation SPACE (Science Popularization Association of Communicators and Educators) will set up telescopes at India Gate between 7:30 pm and 9:30 p.m for people to observe how the sky looks in the absence of light pollution. Stargazers in the capital will get a chance to observe celestial bodies in a sky free from light pollution.
In a first of its kind initiative by any hotel chain in India, the Park Hotels said it would switch off lights at all their properties across India to observe Earth Hour.
Earth Hour would also be observed in the other properties owned by the Kolkata-based Apeejay Surrendra group which runs the luxury hotel chain like the Oxford Bookstores, real estate properties, two schools and 50,000 acres of tea plantations area in Assam.
A company spokesperson said that all the 12 Park Hotels located in various cities will participate in the Earth Hour and will switch off non-essential lights and internally will switch to minimal lighting.
Special lights and smoke-free candles will be placed in the rooms to be used in emergency situation.
Candlelight dinners are being organised in the restaurants and 'Earth cocktail' served at bars to create a buzz and to excite the guests towards the cause.
Meanwhile, the UN will also observe Earth Hour by turning off the lights for one hour at its facilities around the world. The world body, headquartered in New York, will join scores of other landmarks around the globe that are participating in the Earth Hour event.
Last year, Earth Hour reached out to over a billion people with a little over 6 million Indians participating in this global show of support.
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the national brand ambassador of the cause.
'Kolaveri Di' fame Dhanush also urged people to switch off the lights for an hour on March 31.
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