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A less than 2 min read !

Hi Everyone !

Let us see how a little saving by 64 crore people (less than half of the total population of 140 crore) would yield an immense benefit for the Forex chest and the nation’s exchequer:

If 64 crore people ON AN AVERAGE, save just 250 ml or (1/4) litre per day it is :

16 crore litres/day ⇒ a saving of 160 million litres/day ⇒ a saving of 1 million bbl/day ( since 1 crore= 10 million & 1 bbl~160 litres)

⇒ a saving of 360*1 =360 million bbl/year ⇒ a saving of 0.36 billion bbl/year ( since 1 million=0.001 billion)

⇒a saving of ( 0.36)*($100) = $36 billion/year of Forex ( taking the average price at $100/ bbl)

⇒ a saving of ~Rs.2,70,000 crore per year in the crude import bill in our currency by taking even a lower value of $1=Rs.75 ) ]

Now as regards the ways to be adopted to achieve this saving:

Once the decision is taken one would think of so many ways though I am listing out a few that flashed across my mind.They are :

*when one has to go out to attend to certain tasks, it may be planned to complete the trip such that maximum number are attended to in a single go !

*To pay attention to fuel saving tips frequently announced by PCRA ( Petroleum Conservation Research Association)

*To maintain the vehicles for optimum  fuel efficiency

*To minimise the halts while on a stretch of journey ( from laws of mechanics, we understand that a vehicle with frequent halts consumes more fuel than the one in continuous motion.

*To ensure that engines/machines are shut down wherever feasible while on idling with out productive use (say during lunch hours) in factories and workshops.

*To plan for car pooling wherever feasible

TINY DROPS MAKE A MIGHTY OCEAN !