CPCL’s Cyclothon adds energy to awareness on fuel conservation
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| Shri S.N. Pandey, Managing Director, CPCL flag off the cycle rally |
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| Shri S.N. Pandey, Managing Director, CPCL and actor Bharath |
CPCL’s Cyclothon adds energy to awareness on fuel conservation
- Organised in support of the initiative of Petroleum Conservation Research Association under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India
- Chennai campaign is one among the events planned in 200 cities throughout the country
- Cine Actor Bharath, TV celebrities of small screen fame Actor Sujitha, Actor Amit & Actor cum Anchor Sriranjani plus sports personalities representing Tamil Nadu Ranji team Captain Baba Aparjith and Indrajith lead the rally
Chennai, 20th Jan 2019: At
Manali, the day broke today (20th Jan) with an awareness campaign at
its high spirits and on fuel conservation. Over 1500 individuals
cycled their way to drive home the message. Actor Bharath, upcoming cricketers Baba
Aparajith and Baba Indrajith and celebrities of small screen namely
Amit Bhargav, Sujitha and Sriranjani lead the rally.
Saksham
Cycle Day 2019 was organised by Chennai
Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) in support of the initiative of Petroleum
Conservation Research Association (PCRA), set up under the aegis of Ministry of
Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India. Top Management officials of CPCL Shri S.N. Pandey, Managing Director, Shri G. Aravindan, Director (Operations)
and Shri R. Srikanthan, Director (Technical) and other senior officials
participated in the programme. The
Chennai campaign is one among the 200 events planned throughout the country and
in cities including Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Agra.
People from
all walks of life participated in Saksham rally in Manali, Chennai. Students, workers, professionals, activists, and house wives were among
them. The 10-km rally started and ended at CPCL Polytechnic College, whereas
the 5-km rally was a one-way trip.
During this
occasion, Shri S.N. Pandey, Managing Director, CPCL said “In today’s scenario of highly depleted non-renewable
resources and the world shifting its focus to alternatives, it is a matter of
great concern to conserve fuel. Saving fuel not only helps to contribute
towards conserving our resources, but do our bit in controlling pollution too,
which again is a major threat to the lives. Given this milieu and the fact that
most of the non-renewable resources will get depleted in the next 50 years, Cyclothon rallies
are being held in many cities of our country for a wide-spread awareness. It is
encouraging to see many people have volunteered in today’s rally to display
their support for the cause”.
Saksham Cycle Rally is India’s Premier Cyclothon and an
initiative by Petroleum Conservation Research Association, a non-profit
organization set up in 1978 under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Gas, Government of India. Petroleum Conservation Research Association
along with Oil Companies viz. IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, GAIL, OIL, MRPL, CPCL,
and NRL takes a number of citizen-centric initiatives to promote awareness
about the need and ways to conserve petroleum products
