To mark the National Road Safety Week, the Sankha Dhwani Rasta Surakhya Samiti on January 11 held a rally along with the students of the MBS Public School and the Xavier International School. The rally focused to bring awareness among the people on road accidents.
Special Home Secretary lalit Das flagged off the rally and said the road discipline is vital for the youth and the students should learn the basic road disciplines and etiquette while on wheel. Connected to this, the State Government has taken initiatives, he added.
Khorda Collector Niranjan Sahu said the students need to keep themselves adequately educated on this subject which would be an essential part of life.
Former Director, Nalco Sudhanshu Sekhar Mohapatra praised the effort of Surakhya Samiti.
Secretary Prakash Kumar Mohapatra organised the event.
The 27th National Road Safety Week was started from January 10 to January 17.