An awareness rally on road safety was organised under the guidance of the Khariar police on Monday at Khariar. The objective was to generate awareness among the people on road safety and motivate them to abide by the laws while driving, said Khariar SDPO Biranchi Prashad Dehuri.
Hundreds of scouts and guides and NCC cadets of Raja AT High School, Khariar participated in the rally holding banners and placards and urged people through slogans to wear helmet and seat belt and avoid using mobile phone while driving and also to avoid driving being drunk.
The rally started from the Samaleswari temple and proceeded up to Boden Chowk culminating at the police station. Marwari Yuva Manch, Vanika Sangha, Sahid Bhagat Singh Club, District Press Club, Nuapada Zilla Sambadik Sangha and Journalists’ Association of Khariar also participated in the rally.
"It was a very good effort by the police; we feel proud to be part of the awareness building campaign; we thank the police for involving us in this campaign," said the cadets. Khariar PS IIC Kailash Chandra Sethi, who coordinated the whole efforts, expressed thanks to the public and the institutions for their active participation in the rally.