With the
intention of spreading awareness about road safety amongst the youth and inculcating in them a
sense of social responsibility, the NSS Unit of Rosary College of Commerce and
Arts, Navelim organised various activities during the 31st National Road Safety
Week. Activities included door-to-door awareness, poster demonstration and a
guest lecture on the theme ‘Bringing Change through Youth Power’.
The door-to-door road
safety awareness campaign was conducted by the volunteers by distributing
pamphlets to the households of Navelim village, which carried information on
the benefits of wearing a helmet, the significance of important road signage
and general rules to be followed by pedestrians and drivers. This activity was
organised on January 15, 2020 and a total of 64 volunteers participated in the
campaign.
Poster demonstration
on the theme ‘Road Safety’ was also conducted near the Our Lady of Rosary
Church, Navelim. The posters prepared by the volunteers carried messages such
as ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’, ‘Wear ISI Helmets’, ‘Don’t use Mobile Phone while
Driving’, ‘Follow Traffic Signals’, etc. A total of 61 students participated in
this activity.
On
January 17, a guest lecture was organised to create awareness among students
about road safety in the college seminar hall. The resource person was Damodar
Mistri, Head Constable at Margao Traffic Cell. Mistri in his address
highlighted on the importance of road safety by emphasising on the increasing
frequency and severity of road accidents in Goa. He also briefly discussed the
various challenges in the transport sector and focused on educating the students
about traffic safety. It was a very interactive session. A total of 86 students
attended the talk.
