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Indian dignitary given tour of historic Bourda ground
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Indian dignitary Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, on an official visit to Guyana, was yesterday afforded a visit to the historic GCC ground Bourda after a trip to the World Famous Kaieteur Falls and described himself as a huge cricket and the Bourda trip as one of the highlights of his visit to Guyana.
Dr Pachauri (left) discuss cricket Test player Ramnaresh Sarwan, Head of Climate Change Unit Shyam Nokta and GCC Vice-President Ramsay Ali during a visit to the historic GCC ground Bourda yesterday.
Dr Pachauri is the Chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the scientific intergovernmental body that provides decision-makers and the public with an objective source of information about climate change and a huge cricket fan.
The Director General of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), a major independent research organisation providing knowledge on energy, environment, forestry, biotechnology, and the conservation of natural resources, Singh, accompanied by a few Government officials, toured GCC. This was venue for the first ever West Indies Test victory in 1930 and Singh while there had the opportunity of chatting with Former West Indies Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, himself a GCC member.
Dr Pachauri who is also a prominent researcher on environmental subjects, recognised internationally for his efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, spoke as his days of playing cricket in India and said it was a great experience to visit one of the best known grounds in West Indies cricket.
GCC Vice-President Ramsay Ali presented Dr Pachauri with a book on the history of GCC, which is no longer an International cricket venue since the construction of the Providence Stadium for the 2007 World Cup.
The last Test at Bourda was played in 2005 when Shiv Chanderpaul scored a double century on his debut as Skipper while the last ODI at Bourda was held in 2006 when the West Indies hosted Zimbabwe.
Since July 2009, Dr Pachauri has been Director, Yale Climate and Energy Institute. He is active in several international forums dealing with the subject of climate change and its policy dimensions. He was awarded the second-highest civilian award in India, the ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in January 2008 by the President of India and received the ‘Officier De La Légion D’Honneur’ from the Government of France in 2006.
He has been conferred with ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’ by His Majesty Akihito, Emperor of Japan, the ‘Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland’ by the Prime Minister of Finland and the ‘Commander of the Order of Leopold II’ award by the King of the Belgians. (Sean Devers)
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