Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – A way of living at BPCL

Author: Greetha Singh

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – A way of living at BPCL - "A clean India would be the best tribute India could pay to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150 birth anniversary in 2019," said our Hon. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as he launched the Swachh Bharat Mission at Rajpath in New Delhi on 2nd October 2014. The campaign aimed to achieve the vision of a ‘Clean India’ by 2nd October 2019. BPCL is dedicated and persistently working on the path of contributing to the vision of Clean India. The Corporation has actively participated in all the Swachhata Pakhwada’s through its extended family and has consistently been contributing to innovations and community led practices in the sanitation and waste management space. BPCL has also undertaken such initiatives that are sustainable, impactful and empowering to the people, the community and in turn the nation. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – A way of living at BPCL"A clean India would be the best tribute India could pay to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150 birth anniversary in 2019," said our Hon. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as he launched the Swachh Bharat Mission at Rajpath in New Delhi on 2nd October 2014. The campaign aimed to achieve the vision of a ‘Clean India’ by 2nd October 2019. BPCL is dedicated and persistently working on the path of contributing to the vision of Clean India. The Corporation has actively participated in all the Swachhata Pakhwada’s through its extended family and has consistently been contributing to innovations and community led practices in the sanitation and waste management space. BPCL has also undertaken such initiatives that are sustainable, impactful and empowering to the people, the community and in turn the nation. SWACHHTA PAKHWADA - BPCL under the various Swachhta fortnights has actively participated and successfully concluded more than 80,000 activities since the first pakhwada. BPCL’s workforce, its extended family of dealers and distributors have come together and reached out to more than 10 lakh people. The activities included various Information, Education and Communication campaigns among the citizens across the nation. BPCL won the first place amongst Oil and Gas Companies for the Pakhwada in 2019.SWACHH ICONIC PLACE – MADURAI MEENAKSHI TEMPLE - The temple is located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu and BPCL has been instrumental in making many public utilities and facilities available for the pilgrims and tourists like E-Toilets, drinking water ATMs, e-vehicles for senior citizens and mobile hospital. To ensure city cleanliness and waste management, we have provided compactor bins and dustbins for waste segregation, sand-sweeping machines and compactor trucks. This iconic place has been consistently awarded by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation for its stellar performance with BPCL support.