Traffic rules literature gather dust
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Thousands of charts and booklets meant to be distributed among school children lie uncared for at Ahmedabad RTO office
Hemington James and Shraddha Singh
The state traffic department is very enthusiastic about spreading traffic awareness, especially among school students. The charts and booklets on traffic rules are printed for specifically this purpose. But it seems, the enthusiasm wears off by the time the awareness material reaches RTO. Thus preventing them from reaching the various schools in the state.
The charts and booklets on traffic signages and rules are part of Gujarat’s Swarnim Jayanti celebration. But today, these printed materials lie in a filthy corner under the staircase leading to the office of Ahmedabad RTO Jyotish Bhatt. The corner is clearly no storeroom but a place used as a dump yard and spittoon.
The authorities at the RTO say that almost 95 per cent of the traffic awareness literature has been distributed. But the scene that greeted Mirror reporters was quite different. Thousands of charts packed in gunny bags were dumped under the staircase along with trash bags and blank registers.
Speaking to Mirror, Bhatt said, “Distributing these awareness material is on my priority list. We plan to clear it off by May 31. We will be distributing around 2000 copies to various gram panchayats, taluka panchayats and NGOs. In Ahmedabad, we have already given around 1000 copies to AMC to be distributed in various schools.”
The department had printed around two lakh copies of awareness charts and booklets worth Rs 6 to Rs 7 lakhs for entire state. One lakh charts explained various road signages and the rest enumerated the various road safety rules. Ahmedabad RTO which is the nodal agency for its distribution has distributed only 60,000 to 65000 copies till now.
The State transport department had printed more than one lakh copies of charts and booklets with traffic signages including cautionary and informatory signages to create traffic awareness among school children. The chart also mentions about mandatory signages, which if not followed strictly can be a serious offense.
Thousands of charts and booklets meant to be distributed among school children lie uncared for at Ahmedabad RTO office
Hemington James and Shraddha Singh
The state traffic department is very enthusiastic about spreading traffic awareness, especially among school students. The charts and booklets on traffic rules are printed for specifically this purpose. But it seems, the enthusiasm wears off by the time the awareness material reaches RTO. Thus preventing them from reaching the various schools in the state.
The charts and booklets on traffic signages and rules are part of Gujarat’s Swarnim Jayanti celebration. But today, these printed materials lie in a filthy corner under the staircase leading to the office of Ahmedabad RTO Jyotish Bhatt. The corner is clearly no storeroom but a place used as a dump yard and spittoon.
The authorities at the RTO say that almost 95 per cent of the traffic awareness literature has been distributed. But the scene that greeted Mirror reporters was quite different. Thousands of charts packed in gunny bags were dumped under the staircase along with trash bags and blank registers.
Speaking to Mirror, Bhatt said, “Distributing these awareness material is on my priority list. We plan to clear it off by May 31. We will be distributing around 2000 copies to various gram panchayats, taluka panchayats and NGOs. In Ahmedabad, we have already given around 1000 copies to AMC to be distributed in various schools.”
The department had printed around two lakh copies of awareness charts and booklets worth Rs 6 to Rs 7 lakhs for entire state. One lakh charts explained various road signages and the rest enumerated the various road safety rules. Ahmedabad RTO which is the nodal agency for its distribution has distributed only 60,000 to 65000 copies till now.
The State transport department had printed more than one lakh copies of charts and booklets with traffic signages including cautionary and informatory signages to create traffic awareness among school children. The chart also mentions about mandatory signages, which if not followed strictly can be a serious offense.
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