AGARTALA, Jan 25 (TIWN): Transport Department of Tripura on Monday concluded the week long 27th Road Safety Week at Muktadhara Auditorium.

The programme was inaugurated by Transport Minister Manik Dey in the presence of IGP Anurag Dhyankar, Secretary of Transport Department Smarajit Bhowmik, Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor Dr. Prafullajit Sinha and others.    

During the week long programme various initiatives has been taken to order to create awareness about the road safety among the people of the State.

On the 27th Road Safety Week programme, the vehicle riders were urged to carry all the legal required documents while driving, the speed of the vehicle should be maintained at 20 kilometres per hour, to avoid drinking and driving, not to carry goods in passenger vehicles.

Besides, the vehicle owners, Rickshaw riders, passerby and others were also aware and urged to follow the guidance to avoid any kind of untoward incident.

A guidelines issued by MoRTH has been placed at the programme as it is considered as necessary to protect the Good Samaritan from harassment on the actions being taken by them to save the life of the road accident victims.

The conclusion ceremony has been observed with various cultural programmes and others.

During the whole week celebration of this campaign, variety of educational banners, safety posters, safety films, pocket guides and leaflets related to the road safety are distributed to the on road travellers.

It is to be mentioned here that the observance of the Road Safety Week was first initiated by ISS India HSE (Health Safety and Environment). The initiatives have been taken to aware the public about the national road safety in the Indian subcontinent.

ISS India had declared to celebrate the Road Safety Week all through the country in the first week of the month of January. The aim of this campaign was to emphasize and accentuate people about the need of safe roads travel by applying just simple rules.