Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Siliguri Car Rally Promotes Road Safety, Tourism and Mobility
A group in Siliguri is organising a rally with 50 cars.
Each car will show a different tourist destination in Bengal.
The rally will travel through several important roads before returning to its starting point.
State tourism minister Shankar Ghosh will begin the rally.
The event is also meant to help tourism and transport work better together.
Traffic officials will teach drivers how to drive more safely.
They will discuss traffic rules and important safety requirements.
Five drivers will receive awards for their work.
Organisers hope the programme will improve road safety and traffic management.
A 50-vehicle rally will highlight tourist destinations across Bengal.
The rally will begin Sunday from Mainak Tourism Property in Siliguri.
It will travel along Hill Cart Road, Sevoke Road and Hashmi Chowk before returning via the Eastern Bypass.
The event includes a driver road-safety sensitisation programme led by Siliguri Metropolitan Police traffic officials.
Five drivers will receive the ‘Sarathi Samman’ during the Tourism, Mobility & Road Safety Summit.
- Who
- The North Bengal Tourist Transport Operators’ Association and the Siliguri Metropolitan Police traffic department are organising the event, with participation from tourism and transport officials.
- What
- A 50-vehicle tourism rally and driver road-safety sensitisation programme will be held as part of a Tourism, Mobility & Road Safety Summit.
- When
- The rally and summit are scheduled for Sunday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- The event will begin at Mainak Tourism Property in Siliguri and travel through major city roads, including Hill Cart Road, Sevoke Road and Hashmi Chowk.
- Why
- The organisers aim to promote tourism and professionally managed transport in north Bengal while encouraging safer driving and better traffic management.
- Vehicles
- 50 vehicles will participate in the rally.
- Starting point
- Mainak Tourism Property, Siliguri.
- Route
- Hill Cart Road, Sevoke Road, Hashmi Chowk and the Eastern Bypass.
- Flag-off official
- State tourism minister Shankar Ghosh.
- Session inaugurator
- Minister of state for transport and finance Anandamay Barman.
- Award
- Five drivers will receive the ‘Sarathi Samman’.
- Organisers
- North Bengal Tourist Transport Operators’ Association and the Siliguri Metropolitan Police traffic department.