India has emerged as the 3rd largest OIL consumer in the world. Being one of the fastest growing economies of the world, our demand for energy, especially the oil & gas is also rising rapidly. It is also imperative to address the concerns of climate change and protect our environment for a healthy living for coming generations and sustainable development. Conservation of petroleum products is our collective responsibility.
To make this possible, a mass awareness drive through Guwahati Cycle Day was organized on 20th January 2019.
The event was flagged off from Nehru Stadium at 8.30 AM by Chief General Manager-Pipeline Services, Shri Samir Kumar Das.
The event is organized to make citizens of Guwahati aware of the conservation and effective utilization of petroleum products and inspire Guwahatians to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Saksham Cycle Day is India’s Premier cycling event, which aims to propagate the importance of fuel conservation and efficient energy utilization, amongst the citizens of our Nation.
OIL has organized Saksham Cycle Day with NGO Earthful Foundation and Cycling clubs of Guwahati like Guwahati Cyclothon, Spokehub and BYCS. Besides Drawing mass attention and sensitizing various groups of society on need and benefits of petroleum products conservation, OIL is making sure that other ways to protect the environment are also practiced at this event. There was no one time use of plastic water bottles at the event and the water was provided in paper cups instead.
OIL’s Chief General Manager- Pipeline Services, Mr. Samir Das said, “This is a cycling experience with an emphasis on building a community that is aware about its fuel conservation responsibilities and holistically getting to more environment friendly habits. The popularity of cycling is growing in our city and it provides us with a great opportunity to achieve environmental consciousness amongst people. Our endeavor as organizers of Saksham Guwahati will be to provide an enriching experience to the cyclists and attendees awareness towards fuel conservation and environment friendly ways.”
