Tank up and celebrate Daan Utsav

When you drop in at the IOC bunks, a temporary kiosk will greet you

This week, if you are tanking up at any of the Indian Oil Corporation-run petrol bunks in

Chennai, make sure you stop by a temporary kiosk parked on the premises.

As part of Daan Utsav, celebrated from October 2 to 8, IOC has requested all its dealers in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to create a suitable space — with a kiosk — for an NGO to showcase its social work.

This kiosk would be have members of an NGO managing it. To give a more concrete picture, members of Sevalaya team will be at the kiosks put up at the IOC-petrol pumps on Radhakrishnan Salai, in Royapettah and Patanipakkam selling eatables prepared from its in-house bakery.

“We are also planning to have some of the beneficiaries perform mime at these venues to create awareness about road safety and other rights,” says P Prakash of Sevalaya, adding that this outdoor campaign will serve as a platform for passersby and customers to learn more about the work they do.

IOC and its RO dealers are said to be actively participating in Daan Utsav from 2016 to 2019, and this time too, they would be setting aside their resources, which includes space, for it.

The NGOs have been instructed not to engage with any customers during the time of refuelling, and not to take up any activity near the dispensing units.