Kathmandu. Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office has conducted 5,434 public awareness programs in the month of October with the aim of reducing traffic accidents and enforcing traffic rules.
According to the office, the program was conducted with the aim of providing information about traffic rules in various areas of Kathmandu Valley, increasing awareness about road safety and inspiring citizens to travel safely.
According to the head of the office and Senior Superintendent of Police Suresh Prasad Kafle, a total of 5,434 programs were conducted in October, including 24 training programs, 427 awareness classes, 1,606 targeting drivers and co-drivers, 2,252 night awareness programs and 1,255 others. According to him, information about traffic rules and road safety was provided to 436 thousand 243 people through that program.
According to the office, 3 thousand 517 people participated in the training held at the school, 4 thousand 70 in the awareness class, 115 thousand 386 in the driver and co-driver targeted program, 13 thousand 860 in the night awareness program and 29 thousand 410 in other programs.
Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police has been conducting various awareness campaigns to reduce road accidents. According to the office, such campaigns are helping common citizens, students, drivers and co-drivers to inform them about traffic rules and increase their knowledge on how to travel safely.
Traffic police chief Kafle informed that the public awareness program conducted in Kathmandu Valley is becoming effective and said that informing millions of citizens about traffic rules and road safety is expected to help in developing responsible behavior on the road and reducing possible accidents.
He said, “The traffic awareness program has become very effective in Kathmandu Valley. We have been able to inform millions of citizens about traffic rules. It has been playing an important role in reducing road accidents.”
The traffic police has been asking the road users to follow the rules, not to drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs, not to drive at high speed and to give priority to the safety of pedestrians and other road users.