Petroleum Minister Flags off Walkathon on the Occasion of Petrotech 2010

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The Petroleum Minister, Shri Murli Deora flagged off a Walkathon in Delhi today. The event was organised on the occasion of coming international oil and gas conference & exhibition i.e., ‘Petrotech 2010’. The Delhi walkathon was held to mark a series of such events organised by Oil PSUs in several other cities of the country. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Murli Deora said that the purpose of organising the walkathons is to create awareness about conserving energy under the slogan ‘Conserve Energy, Burn Calories’. He also called for developing habits to avoid taking out vehicles to places which can be assessed on foot.

The walkathon was attended by senior Petroleum Ministry officials, including Petroleum Secretary, S. Sundareshan, CEOs of Oil PSUs, leading sports personalities, including Commonwealth Games 2010 Gold medallist Ms Ashwini Ponnappa, Indian hockey (Men’s) team captain Rajpal Singh, leading cricketer Ishan Sharma etc.

Petrotech 2010 begins in Delhi this week-end.

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