Road safety awareness programme held
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, January 17 2023:
A road safety awareness Programme was conducted today jointly organised by District Transport Officer Thoubal and Traffic Police, Thoubal as part of National Road Safety Week.
It may be noted that the awareness programme was carried out under the supervision of A Subhash, DC Thoubal and Chairman, Thoubal District Road Safety Committee and Transport Director in areas the Trans Asian Highway passes through in Thoubal district.
The awareness programme led by Kh Sanjeev, District Transport Officer, Thoubal and Md Bani, Traffic OC Thoubal provided awareness among those travelling along the highway.
Speaking in this connection, Kh Sanjeev stated that the awareness programme was conducted with the goal of reducing the rate of traffic accidents by 50%.He further shared that in the last year, there were 59 cases of road accidents in Thoubal district.
16 persons lost their lives in 14 of these unfortunate accidents and 84 sustained injuries.
As such, he urged drivers to obey traffic rules, to wear helmets in case of two-wheelers and seat belts in case of four-wheelers and to avoid driving under the influence.
Notably, the National Road Safety Week was conducted under "Swachhata Pakhwada" and observed across the Nation by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways from January 11 to 17 .