V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor, Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh today dedicated MC’s 2nd State of art petrol pump at industrial area Phase-2 virtually in presence of Manoj Kumar Parida, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh and Arun Kumar Gupta, IAS, Principal Secretary Home, UT Chandigarh at Punjab Raj Bhawan and Raj Bala Malik, Mayor, K.K. Yadav, IAS, Commissioner, MC, Chandigarh, Ravi Kant Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor, Jagtar Singh, Deputy Mayor, Davesh Moudgil, former Mayor & area Councillor, other councilors, senior officers of Administration & MCC and IndianOil officials at the venue.
This new retail outlet commissioned today in Industrial area shall be operated by Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh and will help in better serving the customers of the tri-city by reducing their travelling time for fuel requirements.
Speaking on the occasion, the Administrator complimented Municipal Corporation Chandigarh for the expedition of NOCs for the best sites of the city and team of MCC officers for the exceptional efforts for commissioning of all the new retail outlets in a record time.
He added that Chandigarh city is one amongst major cities of country which can boast of per capita income which will surely give a boost to the sales of the new outlets in city. He emphasized on the need to ensure 100% Quality & Quantity and best of the service offerings for the customers visiting the outlet. He also advised Mayor, Chandigarh to work upon proper plan for utilization of the funds/revenue generated from these new outlets for the welfare of the MCC staff.
Manoj Parida, IAS, the Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh, in his address, also complimented efforts of MC for both the new outlets which he added will act as source of additional revenue for the Corporation. He added that Indian Oil should develop such Model outlets in Chandigarh city that give a unique experience to the visitors visiting city beautiful. He assured of all the best support and cooperation in future also from Administration side for such new initiatives. Also, he asked Indian Oil to add green fuels like CNG/EV charging etc. for the expanding the energy offerings for the customers for the future.
While speaking on the occasion, Raj Bala Malik, Mayor said that this new Retail outlet at Industrial Area which has been inaugurated today is at vantage point of entrance to Chandigarh while coming from Delhi and has a great sales potential. She also elaborated on the various new initiatives taken by the Municipal Corporation and expressed her gratitude to the Governor under whose vision and leadership, the second strategic retail outlet in Chandigarh city was dedicated to the people of Tri-city today.
K.K. Yadav, IAS, Commissioner, MC said that this fully automated Retail Outlet has been designed with state-of-the-art facilities wherein customers shall receive e-receipts after the purchase of fuel. Provisions have also been made for providing green fuels like CNG/EV charging which shall be launched in due course of time. Indian Oil’s branded petrol XTRAPREMIUM with super cleansers also available at both of the MC’s fuel outlets.
Sujoy Choudhury, Executive Director & State Head, Punjab State Office, earlier in his welcome address, thanked all the dignitaries who joined physically and though virtual mode. He expressed his gratitude towards the Municipal Corporation for providing full support in this endeavor.
During the inauguration, Indian Oil also launched a Check and Fill customer awareness initiative along with distribution of free masks and sanitizers to the esteemed customers in response to the call given by Hon’ble PM “Jab Tak Dawai Nahin, Tab Tak Dhilayi Nahin”.
