Delhi Commissioner of Police Amulya Patnaik on Friday inaugurated the fifth season of ‘Road Safety Awareness Summer Camp’ at Traffic Training Park in the national Capital.
According to Anil Mittal, Additional Public Relation Officer (APRO), Delhi Police, the objective behind organising the summer camp is to help children utilise their summer vacation in a meaningful way and to enable them to learn traffic rules and regulations and some life skills in an enjoyable manner which will have a bearing on their career and life.
“The summer camp will be a two weeks programme. It will be organised in two batches, each of five days duration (Monday to Friday) at its five locations at Traffic Training Parks located at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Bal Bhawan, Punjabi Bagh, Roshanara Bagh and Dev Samaj School in Nehru Nagar. Each batch will have strength of 200-250 students,” said Mittal.
“During the course of summer camp, various stakeholders will involve the participants in some major activities as training in manual drill, teachings on traffic rules, road safety norms, road signs & signals markings, demos on self-defense techniques, First-Aid skills, training on disaster management techniques of management and fire safety tactics and safe riding tips. Many competitions will be organised during the camp and there will be awards for the winners,” said Mittal.
Speaking on the occasion Patnaik called upon the students to be disciplined in their life for their own individual strength and for the sake of building up a strong nation.
CP underlined that children are the best instruments of society, as they see, learn and follow good habits and also tell their parents to follow the rules and become good citizens.