India would most likely serve as a model to the modern world for transition to hydrogen fuel, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi said in Coimbatore on Tuesday.
Alluding to Global Green Hydrogen Leadership under National Green Hydrogen Mission, the Union Minister said after inaugurating the Swachhta Pakhwada Campaign at Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science that the collective responsibility vested with all citizens to use fossil fuel judiciously until the transition takes place.
Logistics and infrastructure development warrants planning prioritising environmentally sustainable outcome. Until progress is attained in transitioning to hydrogen (for fuelling economic growth), all have a responsibility to mitigate the environmental impact of fossil fuel, the Minister said at the programme organised by the college jointly with BPCL.
The Swatchhta Pakhwada, the fortnight-long cleanliness drive ought to be viewed as a duration of immersion for year-long activities to safeguard environment, he said, underscoring the imperative participation of people in remedial measures to recompense for the damage caused to the environment.
The Minister exhorted every citizen to plant a tree and name it after their mother for nurturing the saplings responsibly with an emotional connect.
Presiding over, Biju Gopinath, Executive Director (Pipelines), BPCL, explained how Swachhta Pakhwada Mission blends civic sense with sensitivity towards environment.
Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi watering a sapling on the premises of Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore on Tuesday after inaugurating Swachhta Pakhwada Campaign. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S.
Flanked by College Principal and Secretary B. L. Shivakumar; Chief Administrative Officer of SNR Sons Charitable Trust; and NSS Coordinator S. Pragatheeshwaran, Mr. Suresh Gopi later planted a sapling on the premises.
