GURUGRAM: To spread awareness on road safety, the state government in collaboration with MG Motor India and Trax, a non-governmental organisation, has planned to educate 3 lakh students across 200 schools in Gurugram and Faridabad Focussing primarily on government schools, the initiative entitled ‘Road Safety and Juniors Programme’ began on Wednesday and the authorities plan to cover all 200 schools over the next one year.Supporting the initiative, senior officials and dignitaries from various government departments, including transport, roads and police attended the event held at the Senior Government Senior Secondary School in Chakkarpur on Wednesday.Addressing 1,900 students who attended the programme, additional chief secretary of the transport department Dhanpat Singhsaid, “Road safety is the need of the hour. Children, who are India’s future, need to be educated about road safety mannerisms so that they can inculcate the same habits among their peers and parents, to ensure a better tomorrow.”According to Anurag Kulsheshtra, president Trax, the programme modules include training on the social impact of road crashes, necessity of following traffic rules while walking on the road, basic knowledge of road infrastructure and role of bystanders in the case of a road accident, among others .“We will launch our first batch of SUVs in June 2019. Even before that we have started promoting road safety measures through a rigid and long-term collaboration around road safety and the necessary road mannerisms that can make Indian roads much more safe, ” said Rajeev Chaba, president & managing director, MG Motor India. He added that as part of corporate social responsibility (CSR), his group has prioritised road safety, environment and health as key sectors.

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