ANANTNAG: The Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) Anantnag in collaboration with the Health and Medical department and Traffic Department Rural, Anantnag today organised a Medical and Health Check up camp at Sumo Stand Kokernag to celebrate 34th National Road Safety Month-2024. Speaking on the occasion, DySP Traffic Mohammad Idrees said that apart from free medical check up to the drivers the aim of the programme was to sensitise the driver community about safe and disciplined driving.
The officials from the Health and Medical department conducted an eye check up of the commercial vehicle drivers. The MVD officials and Traffic Department also spread road safety awareness among the general commuters by felicitating them with Certificates of appreciation and Red Roses for traffic violators.
Later, a grievance camp was also organised in which a large number of transporters from various subdivision and civil society members apprised the MVD officials about their grievances. Demands like plying of transport till late night and desist from charging extra fare and overloading of passengers were kept before the officials. The officials ensured speedy redressal of these grievances.