Fuel stations being automated to prevent fraud: BPCL official

Aimed at bringing in transparency on functions dealing with customers, state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has automated some of its pumping stations while it has made applications for LPG only through online, a senior company official said today.
"We have automated some of the pumping stations. This is to ensure that there is no fraud or adulteration. Suppose if you are giving Rs 500 to petrol pump employee and if he does not fill fuel for that amount, it is possible to catch him..", BPCL Head-Retail (South), Santhosh Kumar said at the inauguration of Vigilance Awareness Week here.
According to a company statement, BPCL has installed automation systems at 888 retail outlets and the total network of automated retail outlets as of last financial year was 4,408.

On the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders to households, he said the process was mandated to be done only in the online platform so as to bring in more transparency.
"Internally, we are also thinking of taking the decision process online so that it brings in efficiency and transparency. Moreover, it also reduces delay in taking decisions to some extent", he said.
Tamil Nadu Cooperative milk producers' Federation Ltd (AAVIN) Chief Vigilance Officer M Ravi after inaugurating the vigilance awareness week, said the recent incident of nabbing a gang involved in AAVIN adultery scam was due to strict vigilance and alertness.

"Vigilance is being alert all the time. Recently, we busted a gang involved in adultery. They (the gang) made money with adulteration. This is actually an inhumane activity", he said.