As part of ongoing National Road Safety Month, Transport Commissioner, Vishesh Paul Mahajan, participated in a series of events in Anantnag aimed at enhancing road safety awareness.
The event featured flagging-off students rally with an aim to spread the message of road safety across the district and built a sense of responsibility in inculcating traffic rules right from minorhood.
In addition, the Transport Commissioner inaugurated a special road safety campaign by pasting stickers depicting crucial road safety measure messages on vehicles. These stickers highlighted essential practices such as wearing seat belts, adhering to speed limits, avoiding distractions and other measures to promote responsible driving on roads.
There were major eye-catching stickers bearing powerful messages such as “Think of Them: Drive Safe for Those Who Love You,” “Slow Down: Someone Loves You,” and “Drive Safe: Save Lives, Your Family Awaits" pasted on windshield.
Speaking at the event, Vishesh Paul Mahajan underscored the critical importance of road safety and called for collective efforts to reduce road accidents and fatalities. He emphasised the role of society, media in fostering a culture of safe driving behaviour and urged all stakeholders to contribute towards this mission.
The initiative also saw active involvement from local drivers, youth and community members. This initiative is part of a larger campaign to mitigate road accidents and promote a culture of safety in Jammu and Kashmir.
Later, the Transport Commissioner visited the proposed land for construction of office cum driving test track at Zudder. The Transport Commissioner further reiterated that applicants should use their mobile phone as an agent to avail 54 available online services and not to fall prey to touts.
Our department is committed to safeguard the interests of public in general and transporters in particular, he added. Regional Transport Officer Kashmir, Qazi Irfan Rasool, reiterated departments commitment towards reducing accidents on roads and utilising every resource available to prevail a sense of safety on roads.
Later, ARTO Anantnag held a pledge ceremony among minor students for not taking control of vehicles before age of 18 or before becoming eligible for driving licences.