Government of India decides to support Earth Hour

Contributed by Cubicile Blues

The Power Ministry of India today issued a statement that Government of India has decided to support WWF’s Earth Hour. According to the statement, Government will schedule a power cut all across the country during the Earth Hour and hence no power will be supplied anywhere in India today, i.e. 27^th March during the Earth Hour i.e. between 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

Briefing the media, Power Ministry spokesperson Mr. Ajit Jailal said, “The Government of India is committed to taking steps to improve the environment. We have been deliberately going slow in setting up power plants since last six decades because of our deep commitment towards keeping the environment balanced. We are pleased that now even the developed world is waking up to the dangers of 24 hour power supply to the environment of our earth.”

Replying to the query whether Indians will face a forced blackout due to Earth Hour, Mr. Jailal replied, “People of India won't face a blackout during the Earth Hour since they are free to use inverters or generators just like they do during several Earth Hours that they have been observing every day for several decades. The reason Government has decided to support Earth Hour is because we want Indians to realize how government of India has been doing its bit to stave off global warming long before the western world woke to the threat. I hope people will realize how foresighted we have been all these decades and stop bashing us for long hours of daily power cuts."

The decision by the Government to support the Earth Hour 2010 was greeted with cheer and applause by the upper Delhi society. Talking to us, Mrs Pooja Sethi, an entrepreneur and socialite said, “We are very happy with the decision. It shows that just like us, our government is also committed towards the well-being of the environment. I was personally going to observe Earth Hour but the support of government makes it easier for me. Now all I have to do is not to turn on the generator as I normally do everyday during every power cut."

Mrs. Sethi continued, "I think this decision also proves that Abhishek Bachchan is a real youth icon. A man with a mission to make India a better place. He first decided to eliminate the caste system by changing every one's name to a number but unfortunately his plan failed because Indians associate numbers (as names) with a jail sentence. Stupid Indians! Any other celebrity would have joined 'Save the Tiger' campaign, but he didn’t. He really wants to make a difference in the lives of poor Indians, not tigers. By this campaign, he is now making millions of Indians who feel frustrated by daily power cuts, feel happy that their daily suffering in not in vain."

The reaction of common man on the street on the farce called Earth Hour was scathing. One wise guy on the internet quipped,”Asking Indians to observe Earth Hour is like asking a malnourished kid to forgo a meal because burgers are making Americans fat."