“Solar Impulse will take off from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and land in Ahmedabad after making a first stop over at Muscat in Oman. It will make a pit-stop in Ahmedabad,” a release issued by the aircraft project’s PR firm sources. After landing in Ahmedabad, the solar-powered aircraft’s founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are likely to stay in the city for 2 days before leaving for Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, said PR agency. The Swiss solar-powered aircraft’s flight was delayed by a day due to bad weather conditions in the UAE. The aircraft was scheduled to land in Ahmedabad a day before, but now it will make a stop over in the city, it said. Piccard and Borschberg, during their stay in the city, will reach out to the government, NGOs, universities and schools to spread the message of clean technologies. The aircraft is also likely to hover above Ganga river in Varanasi to spread the message of cleanliness and clean energy, an official associated with the project said.
