OIL Joins Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Oil India Limited on 2^nd October 2014 joined the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ launched by the Government of India by organising mass awareness programme at Nehru Maidan Duliajan and by identifying few schools in its operating areas of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia which are without toilets under Swachh Vidyalaya Prgramme.

On 2^nd October as part of the campaign after the pledge taking ceremony, a Walkathon was organised at Nehru Maidan, Duliajan that was ceremoniously flagged off by OIL’s Chairman and Managing Director, Shri S K Srivastava along with other senior officials of the Company. Symbolic cleaning drive at Nehru Maidan was also organised followed by release of balloons.

Oil India Limited as part of the campaign has identified few schools in its operating areas that are without toilets. Under ‘Swachh Vidyalaya’ programme OIL shall take up building toilets in schools of OIL’s operational areas under its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.

On 2^nd October 2014, Shri S K Srivastava, CMD, OIL along with officials from District Administration had ceremoniously laid foundation of toilets at Senairam H S School, Tinsukia. Simultaneously, ceremonious foundation were also laid in five other schools in Madhuting LP School, Dibrugarh, Jutlibari TE LP School, Dibrugarh, No.1 Bokuloni LP School, Dibrugarh, Bahadur TE LP School, Tinsukia and Tinsukia Railway High Secondary School, Tinsukia. The functions were attended by OIL officials, representatives of Union (OGEU) and Association (OIEEA), Principal, Teachers and students. The programme ended with distribution of sweets among the students.

As part of the awareness and mass movement on cleanliness drive under Swachh Bharat movement, OIL launched a 100 hour campaign starting from 2^nd October 2014. Under the campaign OIL aims to spread awareness about cleanliness through publishing advertisement in newspaper, display of banners/posters in all installations, offices, operational areas and townships, Physical cleanliness drive, Insecticide spray in and around OIL townships, Cleaning & installation of garbage bin, Discussions and interactive sessions on the importance and adoption of cleanliness in schools.