Month long National Road Safety, 2021 awareness programme

Srinagar 18 January
Traffic Police City Srinagar flagged off a month long National Road Safety, 2021 awareness programme. At the inaugural function A Bike Rally on Road Safety Awareness was organized from Traffic Police Office Polo View Srinagar, which run through Radio Kashmir, Abdullah Bridge, Via Convent School, L.D Hospital, Sheergari to JehangirChowk, Dalgate, R.M. Bagh and culminated back at Polo View.
The motto of the event is to make people aware to discourage strictly avoid and stop underage youth from driving and others to abide Traffic rules and signages while driving. The message was delivered via PA system and placards and through rally show.

The Rally was flagged off by Sh. Vijay Kumar-IPS IGP Kashmir Zone. Besides Dr,.Haseeb Mughal-JKPS SSP Srinagar, MR. Javid Ahmad Koul-JKPS SSP Traffic City Srinagar, Ms. SheemaNabiQasba-IPS SP East, Dr. Zahoor Ahmad-JKPS ASP Traffic City Srinagar, Sh. Gh. Hassan-JKPS Dy SP Traffic City West, Sh. Imtiyaz Ahmad Dy. SP Traffic City North, Sh. Sheikh Aadil Dy. SP Traffic City South and other Officers and Officials from Traffic City Srinagar and District Police Srinagar attended the inaugural function and flagged off the motor rally. Gods Lap had an active participation with their volunteers in the event.

Bikers all across City Srinagar graced the occasion. The bikers in a disciplined formation carrying placards and signages for dissemination of information to all passerby and commuters. The message was given vide publicity and people are requested through all channels of communication to abide traffic rules, respect road safety laws and save lives.
Speaking on the occasion Sh. Vijay Kumar-IPS IGP Kashmir appreciated the effort put in to emphasize on the safety and awareness in this regard. While addressing

themedia IGP Kashmir said that the safety of the riders& passerby is the prime concern and need of the hour. Keeping in view the Annual National level data of fatalities grievous& minor injuries, road safety has become a challenging and collective job of all. He congratulated the youth for coming forward together to generate awareness on road safety. He further expressed the concern over the rising rate of accidents and expressed that the Traffic department is committed to work towards reducing such incidents and appreciated the role played by its men on ground, youth and media. IGP Kashmir appreciated the initiative of Traffic Police for creating such events and hoped that these events will surely make the society to become aware of all safety measures.