Nhập mô tả cho ảnhAccording to the organiser, the event aimed to raise publicawareness of the benefits of environment protection and electricity efficiency andpromote the 2022 Earth Hour campaign. The volunteers were divided into variousgroups to take part in multiple challenges taking place around the city in abid to attract people’s attention to the Earth Hour event.
After being virtually hosted over the last two years becauseof COVID-19 impacts, the Earth Hour returns to HCM City this year with more practical andexciting projects, said Le Hoang Minh from the HCM City’s HCYU and head of the EarthHour’s organising committee.
People in Vietnam, including HCM City, are gradually adjustingthemselves to deal with the century’s biggest public health crisis, he said,adding that this time provides a good opportunity for humans to re-establishtheir relation with nature to build a better future where human and naturedevelop together.
From now to the end of this month, the organiser plans a host of activitiesto mark the 2022 Earth Hour. Most notably among these are the planting of 1,000trees along roads, canals and rivers in suburban districts, care and protection of mangrove forests, campaigning young people nationwide to join a challenge onincreasing green spaces, upgrade of power grid and public lightingsystem in alleys, and installation of new home electric wiring for disadvantaged households.
HCM City will turn off unnecessary electrical appliances from 7:30 to 8:30pm on March 26 evening./.
VNA
