Click to play videoBangalore: It's at night that the glory of the Mysore Palace comes alive. And the magic and romance of the 95-year-old structure could well come with a message soon, which is to be eco-friendly.
The Palace Board is likely to accept a petition by environmental NGO Greenpeace to ban the bulb and switch to CFL.
We'll try to implement it as early as possible. It's only the question of money. It's by self-financing that the maintenance of palace happens,” says Chief Secretary and Chairperson, Palace Board, Prahlad B Mahishi.
Every year, the Mysore Palace attracts lakhs of tourists. And of course, Dasara is when tourism peaks. The palace is lit up with 96,000 lights every Sunday and every evening during the ten days of Dasara.
Greenpeace estimates that electricity bills could be cut by one-fifth if it switched over to CFL. Also, CFL or Compact Fluorescent Lights last longer. The biggest advantage will be that carbon dioxide emissions will be cut by 233 tonnes.
“It's about the iconic importance of Mysore Palace for all of us, and the government as well. It's big, in terms of tourism, in terms of people, so we would really like to see an iconic monument like Mysore Palace switching,” says 'Ban the Bulb' activist, Greenpeace, Sabah Hussain.
So soon after this Dasara, a cost-benefit feasibility will be made of changing the Mysore Palace's lights. Switching over to CFL may mean an initial investment of about Rs 2 crore. But it will set a big precedent.
(With inputs from Shweta Ganesh Kumar)
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