Solar Impulse to land in Varanasi at 9 pm

March 18, 2015 13:35

More on the Solar Impulse flight.

The world's only solar-powered aircraft 'Solar Impulse-2' will make a stop in Varanasi this evening after hovering over the river Ganga to spread the message of cleanliness and clean energy, as a part of its maiden global journey.

"The plane took off today after a delay of two hours from its scheduled time from Ahmedabad. We are expecting it to reach at around 9 pm, which is close to its earlier arrival schedule," said S K Malik, Director of Varanasi Airport.

The plane will first hover over the Ganga to spread the message of cleanliness and clean energy and subsequently land at the airport, he said.

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