Late Evening GAIL has been striving to play a significant role in providing “Clean energy & Beyond” for better environment & sustainable living considering “Environmental Responsibility” is one of the core elements of its vision statement. Towards this, GAIL (India) limited has taken up the onlineinitiative called#GreenDriveWithNaturalGas to create awareness among the Indian masses about greener mobility through the use of Natural Gas as cleaner fuel option along with other cleaner mobility solutions. This initiative encourages citizens to take greener initiatives for a better environment. An on-ground activation for pledge takingunder this initiative wasalso executedat AutoExpo 2020where GAIL had participated for promoting Natural Gas as a greener mobility fuel option. Thousands of people have participated in the online pledge initiative since AutoExpo2020
This initiative, #GreenDriveWithNaturalGas, is in sync with the Government of India’s vision of a Natural Gas based economy, which supports better environment, better lifestyles & convenient mobility. To realize this vision, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has been working towards increasing the share of Natural Gas from around 6 % to 15% in the nation’s energy basket. GAIL is committed in developing Natural Gas infrastructure in the country in the form of laying Natural Gas pipelines and City Gas distribution networks in more number of cities which would be a back bone for a greener mobility with Natural Gas among other benefits to people at large.
The initiative beckons and requests netizens to take responsibility and switch to greener mobility & help reduce air pollution by taking online pledges like 1. pledgeto drive green with natural gas, 2. Pledge to car pool, 3. Pledge to use public transport, 4. Pledge to walk small distances & 5. Pledge to keep the air cleaner.Digital users can search #GreenDriveWithNaturalGas and take a pledge
GAIL (India) Ltd has been also creating awareness and changing mind-sets for the past three years, through its “HawaBadlo” initiative, to ensure a greener and cleaner tomorrow through events, web series, short films, contests, raahgiri’s, pledges, etc on advocacy against Air Pollution and problems caused due to Air Pollution. GAIL has also been creating awareness among Indian masses to adapt friendly lifestyle habits such as planting trees, cycling & walking short distances, carpooling, using public transport, conserving energy and using cleaner energy sources like Natural Gas for industries, CNG for automobiles, PNG for commercial uses.
In the last three years GAIL has been able to successfully reach more than 100million Indiansdigitally through its following initiatives under HawaBadlo movement :#HawaBadleHum; #BringBackTheBlueSkies; #Kadvi Hawa Badlo; #Change the Habit Change the habitat; #Hawa Badlo SchoolWarrior contest, #Gift an AirLensetc
About GAIL :
GAIL (India) Limited is India’s leading natural gas company with diversified interests across the natural gas value chain of trading, transmission, LPG production & transmission, LNG re-gasification, petrochemicals, city gas, E&P, etc. It owns and operates a network of around 12,200 km of high pressure trunk pipelines. It is working concurrently on multiple pipeline projects, aggregating over 5400 kms at an investment of about Rs. 24,000 crores, to operate over 18,000 kms by 2021. GAIL commands 75% market share in gas transmission and has a Gas trading share of over 50% in India. GAIL also has a formidable market share in City Gas Distribution and is currently operating in 61 cities/Geographical Areas directly and through its eight Joint ventures/ subsidiaries. In the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market, GAIL has one of the largest portfolios in the world. GAIL is also expanding its presence in renewable energy like solar and wind. In fact, it has India’s second largest rooftop solar PV power plant at its Petrochemical Complex at Pata, Uttar Pradesh. It has overseas presence through offices and subsidiaries in the US, Singapore and Myanmar.
