Guwahati, Nov 20: To promote awareness on road safety, Assam Transport Minister Parimal Suklabaidya took part in a statewide awareness bike rally on Monday.
According to sources, the transport minister flagged off the ‘Path Suraksha Jan Andolan’ as part of the road safety and awareness initiative and led the bike rally from Guwahati to Goalpara.
Suklabaidya said, “We initiated this road safety awareness rally, which is a step towards promoting evidence-based actions to prevent and eventually stop further road traffic deaths and injuries.”
“I will be travelling across all the constituencies of Assam to promote road safety awareness. And I will also carry and promote the message of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma about reducing the accident rate of the state by adopting proper road safety measures,” he added.
Notably, the initiative was flagged off on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.