School takes up road safety task

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  Ludhiana : In a unique initiative, Kundan Vidya Mandir (KVM) launched a road safety drive called “Sahyog” in collaboration with the traffic wing of the Ludhiana Police Commissionerate here today. The school became the first in the city to take such an initiative. Giving details, school officiating principal Navita Puri said, “The drive ‘Sahyog’ is a move towards regulating the traffic outside the school. It aims at helping people for safe and smooth traffic management.” The drive came into effect on December 2 and is enforced outside the school for 30 minutes before the school starts and for 30 minutes after the school gets over, Puri said. A team of teachers, NCC cadets and parent volunteers shoulders the responsibility of the safety drive. “Traffic management seemed difficult but with the joint efforts of the school authorities, teachers, parents and district administration, the traffic chaos has been systematically changed into order,” said Puri. “We are thankful to the police department and school management for unflinching support,” she added.

  
  

  Meanwhile, a special function was held in the school today to officially launch the drive. Ludhiana DCP Yurinder Singh was the chief guest. School manager Ashwani Kumar along with other members of the school managing committee and trust, too, graced the occasion. Students displayed charts and placards with educative slogans on road safety. DCP Yurinder Singh inspected the site under “Sahyog” jurisdiction. He appreciated the efforts of the team for proper parking and traffic management. In her address, Puri highlighted the importance of traffic rules awareness. Yurinder Singh congratulated KVM for being the first school in setting a great example of the police-public relations. He said KVM stood as a role model to be followed by other schools in the traffic and road safety awareness. Traffic police personnel later held an interactive session with the students and distributed traffic safety literature among them. Leaflets depicting the site map and safety plan were also distributed.