The Border Security Force Training School and center Meru camp inaugurated a child traffic rules awareness park on the campus.
It was inaugurated by the camp commandant cum IG, Ravi Gandhi on Thursday.
On this occasion the students of KendriyaVidyalaya were present.
In the inauguration speech Gandhi said that the traffic rules must be included as a subject in the school. We have to aware the young children about the traffic rules and the simplest solution is to make children have fun learning.
He added traffic and road safety is an important subject, in order to bring more awareness to the public especially the new age group. It should be linked with the various fields like education and social awareness.
Gandhi said that according to the data published by the Jharkhand government in the last year 4,377 vehicle accidents were reported in which 3044 people lost their lives. It is also mentioned in the report that 92 per cent accidents were caused by the high speed, 2 per cent by drunken driving, 4 per cent by wrong side driving and one percent by violation of signal.
He said that this year is being observed as road safety month in place of road safety week by the Government of India. Gandhi said that this park has been created with the aim to educate families through children.