Hubballi: The gas station here is to apply Covid norms strictly and have started the rules ‘without gasoline masks’ to their customers.
Notifications are placed at the entrance and elsewhere about the rules at the Mahaveer gas station in the new cotton market.
The gas station has imposed the same rules during the first wave and both pandemic.
Pump owner Santosh Muttagi said, “It is our responsibility to join hands with the authorities to create awareness about Covid norms.
When hundreds of people visit the gas station in a day, we decided to motivate them to wear a mask, and launch a campaign ‘without mask -No Petrol ‘, which is quite effective.
“” Some business percentages are hampered during the previous campaign, but it is not a business problem.
It is the responsibility of everyone to comply with Covid rules.
Covid cases rise in the Dharwad district and we also have to help authorities In controlling the situation, “he added.
If they don’t have a mask with them, we distribute masks, and with their hands folded asking them to wear masks, maintain social distance and use hand sanitiser.
Sometimes people argue with us, but we ask and convince them to wear a mask.
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