Gandhinagar: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his team are on a two-day visit to Gujarat from today. Tomorrow, Mr Guterres will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Statue of Unity. After attending a few programmes here, Mr Guterres will visit India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village ‘Modhera’, which gained popularity recently.

Interestingly, Antonio Guterres, who is visiting for the first time since he commenced his second term, paid tributes to the victims of the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai on October 18, 2022.

UN Secretary-General to visit Statue of Unity for the first time

During his visit, the UN Secretary-General will also visit the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity. He will be welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will accompany him in his visit at Statue of Unity. They will also pay floral tributes to Sardar Patel. Meanwhile, there is also a possibility of a separate meeting between the two global leaders.

The Prime Minister’s Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) programme will also be organised in the presence of the UN Secretary-General, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, and other dignitaries from the UN and the Government of India.

What is LiFE mission?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi first presented the idea of the Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) campaign to the world at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021. This year, a day after World Environment Day i.e., June 6, 2022, the PM launched it through a video conference and urged to adopt a lifestyle that is in tune with our planet and does not harm it. He mentioned that ‘LiFE Mission’ learns from the past, operates in the present, and focuses on the future.

UN Secretary-General to visit country’s first 24X7 solar-powered village ‘Modhera’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit India’s first 24×7 Solar Powered Village ‘Modhera’ tomorrow where he will witness India’s prowess of building a new ecosystem of solar-based energy distribution for an entire village.

Earlier this month, on October 9, the PM declared Modhera as a village that meets its total energy needs with solar energy. Over 1,300 houses in this village receive electricity throughout the day from solar panels which are interlined with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).

The UN Secretary-General will interact with locals to understand how the Government of Gujarat made this project successful in consultation with the locals. To add, he will also understand about the positive changes brought about in the lives of people.

In the last phase of his tour, Mr Guterres will also visit the Sun Temple at Modhera to witness the recently inaugurated 3-D projection.

He will then proceed to Ahmedabad airport after finishing the necessary rounds of meetings and work at Modhera.

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