The Consulate General of Ireland in Mumbai announced that the Taj Group of hotels and Tata Power have joined Ireland’s ‘Global Greening’ initiative for the first time. On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, a national holiday in Ireland, the hotel properties will be illuminated in green. Taj Mahal Palace and Taj Land’s End in Mumbai, Taj Mahal and Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi, and Taj West End, Bengaluru will be joining global landmarks like the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and the Sydney Opera House in the initiative.
Gerry Kelly, Consul General of Ireland, said, “As the newest Consulate in Mumbai I am delighted that we have been able to include the national capital, Delhi, and the commercial state capitals of Mumbai and Bengaluru in our Global Greening initiative, which includes more than 300 landmarks in 55 countries around the world turning green, to mark our national holiday, St. Patrick’s Day. I would particularly like to thank the leadership team at the Indian Hotels Company Ltd and Tata Power who have made this possible.”
“We are delighted to be a part of the Irish Government and Tourism Ireland’s “Global Greening” initiative. The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai; India’s first marquee hotel along with other leading IHCL hotels will join global landmarks by being illuminated in green as a sign of solidarity in these unprecedented times,” added Rakhee Lalvani, Vice President – Public Relations & Corporate Communications, IHCL.
A statement from the Consulate noted that the Global Greening initiative aims to bring hope to over 70 million people around the world who claim links to the island of Ireland, at a time when Irish people overseas cannot travel home.
