8 months ago
India Launches Nationwide Road Safety Month
In India, several places like Bhopal, Nizamabad, and Nalgonda are starting special programs to make roads safer.
They are focusing on teaching drivers, making sure rules are followed, fixing dangerous spots on roads, and helping people after accidents.
In the past five years, many people have died in road accidents, especially in villages.
The government is asking everyone to help by teaching about road safety.
The campaign will start in January and will have activities like workshops, eye check-ups for drivers, and school kids.
The goal is to save lives by making roads safer for everyone.
Students are also being encouraged to join Road Safety Clubs in schools to learn about traffic rules and safe road behavior.
PTRI in Bhopal is launching a road safety drive based on four 'Es': Education, Enforcement, Engineering, and Emergency Care.
In the past five years, 65,214 people have died in road accidents in the region, with 14,791 deaths in 2024 alone.
Research shows more accidents occur in villages compared to urban areas.
The campaign will start in January, with more drives planned in the coming months.
Activities include workshops, seminars, eye check-up camps, and advocacy programs for drivers and schoolchildren.
- Who
- Police Training and Research Institute (PTRI) in Bhopal, District Road Safety Committee in Nizamabad, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar in Nalgonda
- What
- Launch of a road safety drive and awareness programs based on four 'Es' to secure lives of commuters
- Where
- Bhopal, Nizamabad, and Nalgonda, India
- When
- Campaign to launch in January, with more drives in coming months
- Why
- To reduce road accidents and fatalities, with a focus on education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency care
Key facts
- Total deaths in past 5 years
- 65,214
- Deaths in 2024
- 14,791
- More accidents occur in
- villages compared to urban areas
- Four Es
- Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Emergency Care
- Road Safety Month Theme
- Sadak Suraksha Jeevan Raksha
- Campaign Launch Month
- January
- Key Figures
- DIG, PTRI, TK Vidhyarthi, P. Sai Chaitanya, Ponnam Prabhakar
Timeline
Telangana unveils Rs 11,000 crore road plan under HAM.
Then, National Road Safety Month launched nationwide.
Month inspires Bhopal, others to launch local safety drives.
Bhopal, cities focus on 4 E's: education, enforcement, engineering, emergency care.
Villages targeted to cut road fatalities in January 2026.
Quotes
Rahul Kumar
Deputy Commissioner of Bilaspur district
“From January 12 to 14, special awareness drives will focus on over-speeding, lane discipline, and the use of mobile phones while driving, and from January 15 to 17, the Transport Department will provide detailed guidance to drivers on accident prevention measures. Special eye check-up camps for drivers will be organised from January 19 to 21.”
theprint.in
“Road safety is not merely a campaign but a continuous social responsibility that needs to be adopted as a people’s movement.”
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Sources
Aim Is to Reduce Road Accidents and Create Awareness: Collector Badavath Santosh
Bhopal News: Special Drive Based On '4 Es' To Secure Lives On Roads
Nizamabad Marks Road Safety Month With Awareness Drive
Government to Target Accident Black Spots to Reduce Deaths
Ponnam Urges Students To Join Road Safety Clubs In Schools
Road safety month begins in Himachal Pradesh
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