GUWAHATI: In order to create awareness about the conservation of petroleum products, Pipeline Division of Oil India Limited (OIL) organised a Cyclathon here on Sunday.
The Cycle Marathon, popularly known as “Cyclathon” was flagged off at 6.00 A.M. on Saturday jointly by Chief General Manager (CGM) Pipeline Services, B K Mishra and Joint Director Indrajit Kaman, in the presence of General Manager Administration, H C Borah, General Manager (PL-Operations) Shyamal Choudhury and a large number of senior officials and cycle enthusiasts. The event started at Gitanagar High School playground and ended at Shastri Maidan, OIL Campus Narengi. Around 220 Cyclists of Oil India Limited personnel including CISF, Members of NGO Fitness Club, Cycle Enthusiasts took part.
Earlier, DGM(L&C) Oil India Limited Jayantha Bara explained the objectives of this Cyclathon and said that this would help in drawing mass attention and sensitising various groups of society on the needs and benefits of petroleum products conservation. The objective of this event is to encourage the general public to use public transport and non-mechanised mode of transport, mainly Cycling. It will also contribute in building a healthy and fit community, and will contribute in lessening the pollution in our city.
It may be recalled that the Prime Minister in his “Mann Ki Baat” address on 26th March, 2017, had called upon the country’s citizens to give up using petrol or diesel for one day in a week, to contribute to the realisation of the dream of a “New India”. In accordance of the advice of the Prime Minister, an action plan was proposed by Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), consisting of various public events to be held to propagate this message country-wide. In this context, it has been decided by the Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India, Dharmendra Pradhan that people centric activities should be conducted for instilling higher participation in conservation activities. In this light, organising “Cyclathons” throughout the country has been approved as a mandatory activity.
In the above context, PCRA, in coordination with the Oil PSUs under MoPNG organised “Saksham National Cyclathon-2017”, in New Delhi on November 5 last. In addition, Cyclathons would also be organised across 76 other cities in the country during November / December, 2017. OIL has been given the responsibility of organising “Cyclathon” at Guwahati and Jodhpur.