ASSAM TO OBSERVE ROAD SAFETY WEEK FROM APRIL 23

The 29th Road Safety Week will be observed from April 23 and will continue till April 30 in Assam. This year the motive and the slug line for the campaign is 'Road Safety- Life Saved'. It is on record that every year nearly 1.5 lakh people die in road accidents. This creates the need to bring awareness among the general public. The Road Safety week takes the initiative to bring consciousness among the people regarding road accidents and prevention of the same. A press release stated that programs from other important government sectors like Police, Health, Education, PWD, ASTC and District Authorities will be included in the week. It may also be mentioned that from 11 to 17^th January the road safety week was celebrated in other states.