The district administration has drawn a plan for the Road Safety Week to be observed from February 4. In a meeting with the regional transport officials and other stakeholders, the administration maintained that besides awareness and enforcement measures for the cause of traffic rules and safety of riders, eviction would be carried out during the period.
The road dividers which are cut by the local residents and shopkeepers for their convenience would be restored to safety by the PWD.
In the first day of the week, while there would be checking mainly for the seat belt and helmets, on the second day the roadside encroachments would be cleared. The eviction would be carried out in and around prominent patches, mainly from the market areas and intersection pockets of the town. On the day, appropriate road safety signs would be installed in the required patches such as schools and hospitals etc.
On the third day the vehicles would be checked for technical fitness, speed governor, besides the commercial vehicles would be checked.
The following day, the drivers and helpers engaged in transporting students to the schools , colleges and educational institutions would be imparted training and safety awareness. Besides on the day, there would be several competitions including essay, drawing, cartoon and quiz among the students.
The district administration has decided to felicitate those persons who proved Good Samaritan by ferrying the accident victims to hospitals and those who donated blood to save life. Besides checking and enforcement would be done for overloading and rash driving etc
On the concluding day, there would be checking of all vehicles for documents, mainly the driving licences, insurance papers and fitness. Besides, there would be Rangoli competitions.
The meeting while was held under the chairmanship of district Collector Ramesh Chandra Rout, SP B Jugal Kishore , the RTO officials and representatives, bus , truck, auto rickshaw unions and road safety committee members were present.