Ministry of Road Transport and Highways observed “30th National Road Safety Week” from 4th – 10th February 2019. The theme of this year was, “Sadak Suraksha- Jeevan Raksha”. The ministry has asked various stakeholders to spread the awareness to make our roads safer.
In accordance to it, Civil Engineering Department and Organization of Civil Engineering Students, School of Engineering, in association with Students Welfare Board, Nirma University has organized “ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS PROGRAMME” on 8th February 2019 during 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
This programme was divided into three sessions, first session comprising of expert lecture by Shri Sameer Raval, Executive Engineer, Roads & Building Department, Gujarat to spread the road safety awareness among the budding engineers.
Posters, showcasing the traffic management and road safety were exhibited by the students of civil engineering in the second session.
In order to get the driving license students are required to undergo examination test in Regional Transport Office comprising of written test and vehicle driving test. In order to check the awareness of the students regarding rules and regulations of traffic and transport, traffic signs and signals, online test was been conducted in the third session.
Approximately 300 students participated in the above said event along with the 30 Faculty members of Civil Engineering Department. The winners of poster presentation and online test was given helmet as award, so that the Road safety awareness can be propagated to huge mass.
A heartful thank was conveyed to Shri Ashishbhai Desai, Dr. Alka Mahajan, Dr. R. N. Patel, Dr. P. V. Patel (HOD, Civil), Prof. Jayesh Patel (Officer In-Charge, SWB) for their guidance & support. A sincere thank to Prof. Hemang Dalwadi, Prof. Tejas M. Joshi, Prof.Hemanth Kamplimath and student volunteers of Civil Engineering Department and Organization of Civil Engineering Students, School of Engineering for their excellent work.