Home and Jail Minister Babulal Gaur has directed that Traffic Police should hold Road Safety Programmes during the Road Safety Week with public partnership. The week will get underway throughout the State from January 5 to systemise traffic flow and bring road accidents under control.
A meeting regarding programmes to be held during week was held at the residence of Home and Jail Minister Gaur here on Saturday. IT Traffic DC Sagar, DIG D Shrinivas Varma and other officers of the Traffic Police were present on the occasion. Minister Gaur said that common people also carry the responsibility for getting traffic rules implemented. He said that vehicle sellers should also be contacted and their cooperation sought during Road Safety Week. He inspected posters carrying information about traffic rules and directed to hold their exhibition. He said that it is compulsory that the police force remains alert. It is the important instrument and backbone of the system.
Gaur will flag off a vehicle rally on the first day of Road Safety Week on January 5 at Bhopal. The rally of two- wheelers for motivating people to wear helmets will start from MP Nagar Board Office crossings at 12 noon and wind up at TT Nagar Stadium after vending its way from different thoroughfares. It was informed at the police station that the 25th Road Safety Week will be observed from January 5 to 17, 2014. Its log will be Pehle Aap meaning thereby that when citizens are on the road, they should attach preference to others’ safety first.