New Delhi: To inculcate good road safety habits in the students, Delhi Police held road safety awareness summer Camp-2018 at Traffic Training Park in Baba Kharak Singh Marg. Amulya Patnaik, Commissioner of Police, Delhi, was the Chief Guest at this occasion.
The objective behind organizing the summer camp was to inculcate good road safety habits and also improve the awareness of participating students in various important aspects pertaining to life which would prove to be helpful in the overall development of their personality. The summer camps were organized at four venues from May 21 to June 15. Around 2600 students from various schools of Delhi participated in the summer camps.
With a view to sensitizing the students about the nuances of traffic management, participating students were also taken to select intersections where they assisted Traffic Police in traffic regulation using hand signals. They also educated road users and distributed road safety literature to the public," said the police officer.
Speaking on the occasion, Amulya Patnaik said, "Organising Road Safety Camp of school children is one of the most outstanding initiatives, which Delhi Traffic Police has taken over the years to catch children at the formative stage and make them used to traffic rules and regulations".
He stressed that we should take a pledge to obey traffic rules, as it would not only contribute to better traffic management in Delhi, but road discipline would also contribute to nation building as one of the components.
Patnaik also emphasised that such camps can prove to be very beneficial for the students, who in turn will sensitize their peers and parents to follow traffic rules. He commended Delhi Traffic Police for managing heavy Delhi traffic in climatic extremes. Dependra Pathak, Special CP (Traffic), Joint CP (Traffic) Garima Bhatnagar and Joint CP (New Delhi Range) Ajay Chaudhary were also present on the occasion besides representatives from the stakeholders and NGOs.