Page 37 - January 2022 Issue

Fighting personal existence. Let us pledge to observe all

precautionary and preventive measures in these
the Pandemic times of severe stress and uncertainty and join

forces to build a safe and healthy India.”
Nation needed us in this traumatic time and we Extending Support to Government
were ready

• As the ominous shadows of the ubiquitous
Coronavirus reached Indian shores, it unleashed
a reign of terror and dread that no one had ever
witnessed before. Was this our day of reckoning?
Everything changed in a flash of realization.
The nation came to a standstill under a long,
interminable lockdown, and we were compelled
to come to terms with the new normal. While To strengthen the hands of the Government in the
the streets went silent and communities mutely fight against the virus and in their relief missions,
retracted into their abodes, a pall of gloom was Bharat Petroleum and its subsidiaries have
cast over the entire nation. But for us in Bharat contributed Rs. 175 Crores towards the ‘PM CARES
Petroleum, this was the call to action! Fund’ as our humble contribution. Our employees
have also contributed their one-day salary totalling
Rs. 4.27 Crores for the cause.

Uninterrupted Supplies During Lockdown

• Rising to the challenge,
BPCL sprang into
an elevated mode
of action to ensure
seamless continuity of
operations during the
pandemic.

• We were never cut out to be silent sentinels. The • With four petroleum
nation needed us in this traumatic time and we refineries, more than
were ready to give our ‘blood, toil, tears and 16,000 retail outlets
sweat’ for the cause. And the BPCL Corona and 6,000 LPG
Warriors were born! They were the heroic distributorships, Bharat Petroleum implemented
soldiers, the frontliners, the service providers and a multi-pronged strategy to keep its operations,
the brave-hearts who stepped out of their homes as well as its supply and distribution channels
daily for courageous and indefatigable action. functioning in an effective and safe manner during
As our C&MD, Mr. D. Rajkumar proclaimed, this turbulent period. The first and foremost
“We salute the undaunted spirit and relentless imperative was to ensure normalcy in daily life
dedication of all our employees, channel partners by maintaining supply lines of essentials for
and delivery staff, who are attending to the cause communities and organizing frontline workers of
of fuelling the nation amidst such a threat to essential and emergency services.

10 Building Self Reliant, Resurgent, Resilient India - PSEs Contribution Amidst COVID-19