Connect with us

JAMMU & KASHMIR

Vaid stresses for awareness on best road safety practices | KNO

Published

on

kno news

Jammu, January 23 (KNO) : Emphasizing on massive awareness among the people about the road safety measures and traffic rules, Transport Commissioner, S. P. Vaid stressed for celebrating 30th National Road Safety Week with a goal to ensure greater participation of general people to achieve the target. The Commissioner was speaking at a meeting, convened here today to review the arrangements for observing the Road Safety Week. He asked the concerned departments to gear up their men and machinery for the event. The theme of the Road Safety Week is ‘Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan Raksha’. Threadbare discussions were held on vital issues for organizing various activities during the week-long programme. The meeting was informed that the Road Safety Week would be observed by organizing awareness activities like seatbelt and helmet campaign, over speeding and drunk driving, overloading and overcrowding, reflective tape and under safety protection device, driving licenses and vehicle fitness. Vaid said that concerted efforts will be made to create awareness about the Road Safety among major stakeholders like commuters, road users, pedestrians, public transport users and associations, motor vehicle Department, Traffic Police, education sector and especially youths. The Commissioner emphasized that the need of the hour is to create the round-the-year awareness and including Road Safety as a chapter in the school curriculum, use of media including social media and involving NGOs, and Voluntary organization in the campaign. IGP Traffic, Alok Kumar, District Development Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar, SSP Headquarter Jammu, R C Kotwal, Joint Controller LMD Amar Singh, Joint Director School Education Jammu M Latief, Chief Education Officer Jammu J K Sudan, General Manager SRTC Paramjeet Singh, Chief Warden Civil Defence Jammu ParmjitKour, Principal GCW Gandhi Nagar Kaushal Smotra, RTO Kathua Raj Kumar Thapa, Secretary Red Cross Society Dinesh Gupta and other concerned attended the meeting.(KNO)

Trending

TOP STORIES11 hours ago

On Doctors’ Day, J&K’s medical fraternity highlights challenges amid dedication to service | KNO

TOP STORIES11 hours ago

Reopen cases of victims killed by Pak based terrorists: LG Sinha to security agencies | KNO

TOP STORIES11 hours ago

Div Com, IGP Kashmir hold meeting with Shia Associations | KNO

TOP STORIES11 hours ago

LG visits Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar Jammu | KNO

TOP STORIES11 hours ago

Houseboat Association, Dal dwellers call on CM Omar | KNO

TOP STORIES11 hours ago

LG reviews final preparations for SANJY-2025 | KNO

TOP STORIES11 hours ago

LG chairs high-level meeting, discusses issues of terror victim families | KNO

TOP STORIES11 hours ago

LG flags off fleet of ambulances for Hospitals in Ramban, Anantnag | KNO

TOP STORIES11 hours ago

Mirwaiz grieved over demise of Ghulam Mohammad Baig | KNO

TOP STORIES12 hours ago

SANJY-2025: Traffic plan for Sgr-Jmu NH issued for tomorrow | KNO

TOP STORIES12 hours ago

ACB books DDC member, his tout in bribery case | KNO

TOP STORIES12 hours ago

F&ES Recruitment Scam: ACB says committed to deliver justice | KNO

TOP STORIES12 hours ago

CBK produces charge-sheet against Kokernag resident | KNO

TOP STORIES12 hours ago

Police establish helpline for victims of terrorism in Awantipora | KNO

TOP STORIES12 hours ago

Haryana resident held for using fake yatra card to bypass security barriers: Police | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Amarnath Yatra 2025: LG Sinha to flag off first batch of pilgrims from Jammu tomorrow | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

GST reshaped India’s economic landscape: PM Modi | KNO

Copyright © 2021