The 28th Road Safety Week was organised by the Ekaki, a voluntary organisation, at the KC High School, Gosani Nuagaon here on Monday.
Inaugurating the programme, DSP Thakur Prasad Patra advised students to always obey traffic rules and persuade people to do so to check accidents.
While organisation president Trinath Maharana presideve over, school Headmaster HV Rao spoke about importance of observance of the week. President-awardee teacher Simanchal Pati gracing the occasion as chief guest said traffic problems in the city need to be resolved on a priority basis. Traffic In-Charge Officer Kulamani Sethy highlighted about traffic lights.
Among others, Er Prafulla Kumar Patro, Pratap Kumar Panda, lambodar Sahu, U Kashinath Patra and Purna Chandra Patnaik spoke. In his presidential address, Maharana called upon students to first create awareness in families to check accidents.