BUDGAM: A four-day-long district awareness road safety drive concluded today at Sheikul Alam Degree College, Budgam.
Students from Degree Colege Charar-i -sharief, Degree College Soibugh, Degree College Magam, Degree College Beerwah and Degree College Chadoora participated in the awareness programme.
The four-day awareness programme witnessed several activities like Road Safety Rally from the College Campus to Main Chowk Budgam and back, Student competitions including elocution, poster making and slogan writing.
During the programme, technical sessions were delivered by Tabassum Qadir, Secretary DLSA Srinagar/Budgam and Malik Shabir Ahmed, Special Mobile MagistrateTraffic Kashmir Province, Srinagar.
Tabasum Qadir Parray delivered a lively and engaging speech, raising awareness about the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA). During her presentation, she played the NALSA song, which portrays the organisation’s role in promoting access to justice and supporting victims of road accidents. She distinguished between highway accidents and normal road accidents. She highlighted the grave statistic that one child is killed every three minutes globally due to road accidents.
She informed the audience about the designated court for road accident cases, the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT), which settles insurance claims arising from road accidents. Drawing from her vast experience as a judge, she sensitised students to the plight of accident victims.
Special Mobile Magistrate, Traffic, Kashmir Division, speaking on the occasion, stated that one can either be a victim, a violator, or a responsible citizen. He emphasized strict adherence to traffic rules and shared alarming road accident statistics. He further cautioned against vehicle modifications, stating that modified vehicles are often unsafe and that each modification is punishable with six months’ imprisonment. He further urged the participating students to give due respect to their teachers as well.
The event concluded with a prize distribution ceremony, during which winners of the District Level Road Safety Awareness competitions were felicitated by the Principal and other distinguished guests.
