Road safety drive from today to make Nagpur accident-free
Nagpur: A
road safety awareness campaign
titled 'My Road, My Friend – My Road, Accident-Free Road' will be inaugurated on Monday near Shivan Gaon Phata on Wardha Road. The initiative aims to realise the vision of Union minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, of making Nagpur an accident-free city.The campaign will run until May 27.
Its launch coincides with the birthday of traffic expert Raju Wagh, who is also the president of the Roadmark Foundation and the NGO Aghadi, Nagpur City. The concluding ceremony will coincide with the birthday of Nitin Gadkari.The awareness drive is being jointly organised by the Roadmark Foundation, NGO Aghadi, Steelbird Helmet Family, BJP Prabhag 37, Matrushakti Cha Jagar, and several civic bodies.
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