In an attempt to awaken the masses about energy conservation, Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) organised ‘Walkathon’ on Sunday in the State Capital. Executive Director (Eastern Region), GAIL (India) Limited, KB Singh flagged off Saksham Fit India Walkathon from Sri Jagannath HEC Ground.
More than 1200 participants walked their way round Dhurwa Golchakkar for over 3 Km distance before finishing at Sri Jagannath HEC Ground.
The walkathon was organised by GAIL as a part of an awakening campaign, “Saksham 2020” (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav 2020), an initiative of the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas , Goverment of India
The objective of this walkathon was to create awareness amongst the people about fuel conservation, environment protection and to promote walking as a means of commute for short distances, which will not only help save fuel but will also aid the creation of a cleaner, greener & healthier environment.
Speaking on the occasion KB.Singh said “It is the small initiatives that counts. At an individual level, when every citizen begins to contribute to the larger good, change is possible. Walking should become that first step to making a difference.
While commuting shorter distances, if a citizen opts to walk they will be benefited multi fold: from attaining fitness goals to improving mental health, from conserving fuel to reducing the carbon footprint, there’s so much that just one decision to give up using motorized vehicles and take up walking can do.
“Prime Minister, Narendra Modi firmly believes that if every citizen avoids using diesel or petrol driven transport medium, even for one day in a week, it would add up a great feat to the development of new India.
Inspired by PM Modi’s vision, PCRA has organized a month long awakening campaign through which walkathons across close to 624 districts will be organized by oil and gas PSU’s to draw mass attention and sensitize various groups of society on need and benefits of petroleum products conservation,” said Singh.
GAIL India Limited is executing Ganga Urja Gas Pipeline Scheme through which CNG Gas will be supplied to households through gas pipeline. Over 2,000 households in Ranchi are getting piped gas in their kitchens, replacing LPG cylinders, under the Urja Ganga Gas Pipeline Project (UGGPP). The piped gas connections have also been provided in about 2,000 households in Jamshedpur’s Sonari locality.
