Road Safety Week, health check-up of drivers from Jan 11
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 05 2023:
A meeting of the State Level Road Safety Council (SLRSC) chaired by transport minister Khashim Vashum on Thursday at Old Secretariat has advised the transport director to conduct awareness programmes on Road Safety Week 2023 from January 11 to 17 and organise free medical health check up of drivers.
Among others, the Council meeting had in-depth discussion on road safety measures and action plan to be executed to reduce road accident and fatalities in the state and resolved to hold its meeting twice in a year on January and July every year.
It also decided to make the lead agency office functional with nomination of staff/officers from line departments like police, health, PWD, education, etc.
Future plans for the next three years for reduction of road accident and resultant fatalities, implementation of revised Rules & Regulations of the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2019, road safety awareness programme were also discussed.
Alongside the Road Safety Week, awareness programme for the drivers and conduct of free medical health check-up of drivers, special drive would be carried out to check defaulters, overloading, examine reflective tapes on trucks/trolleys, etc.