| MVD holds medical, awareness camp | | |  Early Times Report
RAMBAN, Feb 6: Motor Vehicles Department in collaboration with health department today organised an awareness programme, group discussion as well as medical check up camp for drivers, conductors and QRT and other volunteers at Bus Stand Ramban on third day of road safety week.
District Development Commissioner, Ramban, Showkat Aijaz Bhat was the chief guest whereas SSP, Anita Sharma was the guest of honor on the occasion.
Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Ramban, Mohammad Saleem, Dy. Chief Medical Officer Ramban, Dr. Iqbal Bhat, Dy. SP, Asgar Malik, Army officers, Doctors, paramedical staff and officers of Police, MVD, Health and various others departments besides public from all walks of life was also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion DDC, said that the main thrust of holding such camps was to impart traffic rules knowledge in our young generation so that they could become law abiding citizens and it will help easing road traffic accidents which is alarming these days and would give awareness among the students about the need and urgency for making the journey on road safer.
SSP impressed upon the drivers especially youth to avoid drunken driving besides launching anti-drug initiative to sensitize youth about the ill-effects of drugs and enable them to lead a healthy life. DDC also distributed the safety helmets among civil QRT volunteers and said that it would provide them safety during rescue operations. |
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