Awareness drives on various issues, cultural and health programmes and Raksha Bandhan and Friendship Day celebrations were held to mark the 3rd Shrestha Brahmapur campaign held here on Sunday.
The programmes were held under the campaign’s slogan, “My city, my responsibility” and the traffic police’s ‘Re-think road safety’ amid much enthusiasm.
SDPO Santanu Kumar Dash, Traffic DSP Thakur Prasad Patro and IIC Kulamani Sethi and BN Pur PS IIC Ajay Mishra participating in the road safety programme advised bikers to use helmet always while driving and not to ride three persons on a single motorcycle. They said petrol pumps have been asked not to sell petrol to bikers having no helmet on their head. They too advised people not to talk in mobile phones while driving bikes. Eminent weightlifter Ravi Kumar also spoke on the road safety.
The occasion marked celebrations of Friendship Day and Rakshi Bandhan with participants exchanging chocolates and wristbands and girls tying Rakhis to BMC officials, police personnel and reporters.
Similarly, awareness on green city, beautification and save water, health checkup camps, yoga, skating, wall painting, selfie competition and musical programmes were held.
Bhajan presented by Prabhat Kumar Naik and Monalisha Mohanty and songs presented by Chhattisgarh singher Om Kumar and Ollywood singer Sasank Sekhar enthralled the audience. Similarly, dances performed by the laxmi Nrusingha Kala Kendra and the Anwesha Kala Kendra kept people unmoved.