The Students’ Union of the MKCG Medical College on Saturday organised a rally from the college campus to Kamanapalli Square creating awareness among the public regarding the importance of road safety.
Students told people to use helmet and drive bikes other motor vehicles with permissible loads and within a controllable limit always. They too urged upon bystanders to help accident victims in taking them to hospitals immediately while explaining ‘good Samaritan law that provides basic legal protection to those who assist a person/persons in danger.
More than 300 students belonging to UG, PG and HS participated. The colleges’ Prof Debi Prasad Mishra, Prof Bharti Mishra, Prof Chandrasekhar Moharana, Associate Prof Manasi Panda and police provided support to the students.
The students organised the rally in view of recent death of a medico, Akhil Kumar Panigrahi, near Chhatrpur recently.