About The Rally
- The rally will travel through places historically associated with Gandhiji, both in India, as well as in Bangladesh and Myanmar, and will pass through Sabarmati, Porbandar, Dandi, Yerwada, ChauriChaura, Champaran, Shantiniketan etc in India before travelling to Dhaka in Bangladesh and concluding at Yangon in Myanmar on the 24th of February, covering a total distance of 7250 km.
- It will take up advocacy on Road Safety concerns along the route. The nearly 5 lakh road accidents in the country and the resulting huge loss of lives is a major cause for concern.
- National Road Safety Week would help in making people more aware about the issue and the vital roles they can play in preventing accidents.
Initiatives Taken At The Launch
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken earnest steps for reducing the number of road accidents that include rectification of accident black spots, improved road engineering, training of drivers and awareness generation.
- The Minister also administered a Road Safety Pledge to the people on the occasion.
- A Dash Board for Road Accident Data of India and states which will be available on the website of the Road Ministry. People can access road accident related data and other information from this Dash Board.
- The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has declared 2019 as the Year of Road Safety, to underline its commitment and support for promoting safety on Indian roads.
- A set of comic books on road safety called Swachha Safar and Surakshit Yatra were also produced by Uber and Amar Chitra Katha to create awareness on the issue among children.
