New Delhi, Jan 16: There is an acute need to bring about awareness about clean fuel and fuel conservation said Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan while inaugurating Oil & Gas Conservation Fortnight 2016 in New Delhi today.
Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said the Country has committed in COP-21 meeting recently to bring down the carbon footprint, and the way forward is through clean fuel and fuel conservation. He said that Conservation of precious fuel resources has to be a sustained and voluntary process, and the Government is committed to generate awareness, educate and inform people about this.
The Minister, appreciating the fact that over 5 lakh students and more than 4600 schools participated in the competitions organised by PCRA this year for the occasion, he said that the target should be to reach 1 lakh schools and crores of students.
Underlining the ill-effects of pollution due to burning of wood and other conventional fuels, he emphasised on usage of clean fuels like CNG, PNG and LPG, and using the fuels effectively. Shri Pradhan said that the Government is supporting 100% LPG connected smokeless villages. He called upon the Oil Marketing Companies to spread awareness among the drivers about the benefit of switching off the engines during traffic jams and long stoppages.
The Minister flagged off a publicity van to states of Northern India to spread Conservation awareness.
