Kanpur,

02 March (HS): It is very important to follow traffic rules to prevent

accidents on national highways and city roads. While driving two-wheelers and

four-wheelers, vehicle owners must wear seat belts and helmets and be aware of

traffic rules. Despite this, strict action should be taken against those who

are negligent. This instruction was given by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

during a virtual meeting on Sunday.

The

meeting of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Safety Council was concluded through

video conferencing under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

District Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police

Traffic Ravindra Kumar, Chief Medical Officer and officials of other

departments attended this meeting. Important instructions related to road

safety were given in the meeting. In this, emphasis was laid on organizing

meetings of district level road safety committees, strict adherence to traffic

rules, and organizing traffic awareness programs. Apart from this, instructions

were also given in the meeting that awareness and debate programs related to

road safety rules should be organized in all schools-colleges and educational

institutions. Traffic awareness programs will be organized for a week, in which

emphasis will be laid on installing seat belts, wearing helmets etc. Strict

action will be taken against those who violate traffic rules.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi