Ludhiana police award winners of road safety awareness month

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 19

The Ludhiana police today honoured student winners in various competitions organised under the Road Safety Awareness Month on the theme ‘Sadak Suraksha Jeevan Raksha’.

Police Commissioner Rakesh Agrawal, DCP Traffic Saumya Mishra, Joint CP Deepak Pareek, ACP Traffic Gurdev Singh gave away the prizes at a ceremony organised at Police DAV Public School.

The ceremony was organised in association with Gulzar Group of Institutes. The competition, organised from January18-February 17, gave students an opportunity to create awareness through posters and paintings among the masses for safe driving.

Police DAV Public School authorities said it was a proud moment for the school that of the 27 winning entries, as many as 26 were bagged by the students of the school.

CP Agrawal applauded the efforts of students and said traffic awareness was of the utmost importance for everyone. He also made students aware with the ‘Underage Driving Campaign’ initiated by the Ludhiana traffic police with the aim to discourage them to drive before the legal age of 18.

He also felicitated Police DAV Public School principal Dr Anu Verma and Gulzar Group of Institutes managing director Harkirat Singh with certificates of appreciation for spreading traffic awareness.