Odisha Energy Department Urges All To Observe Earth Hour
Bhubaneswar, Mar 26: The Energy Department of Odisha has urged the people of the State to observe Earth Hour on Saturday.
Every year, at 8:30 pm on the last Saturday of March, supporters in over 190 countries and territories unite, taking action on and raising awareness of the issues facing our one home.
The event encourages individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
ଆମ ପୃଥିବୀର ସୁରକ୍ଷା ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରତିବର୍ଷ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ଶେଷ ଶନିବାର ଦିନ ସମଗ୍ର ବିଶ୍ବରେ ଏକ ଘଣ୍ଟା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଅନାବଶ୍ୟକ ଲାଇଟ୍କୁ ସୁଇଚ୍ ଅଫ୍ କରି “ଆର୍ଥ ଆୱାର” ପାଳନ କରାଯାଏ। ଆଜି ରାତି ୮.୩୦ରୁ ୯.୩୦ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଏକ ଘଣ୍ଟା ପାଇଁ ଘର/ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟାଳୟର ଲାଇଟ୍ ସୁଇଚ୍ ଅଫ୍ କରି “ଆର୍ଥ ଆୱାର” ପାଳନ କରିବାକୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ। #EarthHour pic.twitter.com/rh3oz52qT6
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) March 26, 2022
Started in 2007 by WWF and partners as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney to raise awareness of climate change, Earth Hour is now one of the world’s largest grassroots movements for the environment.