Children’s Traffic Awareness Park Opened at Gunfoundry
He added that the department focused on the four Es — Education, Enforcement, Engineering and Emergency response.
Hyderabad:The government marked the conclusion of National Road Safety Month with the inauguration of a children’s traffic awareness park at Government Model School, Aliya, one of the oldest educational institutions in the city that was established in 1872.
Following the inaugural by transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar, students participated in road safety activities. The Rs 14-lakh park has been designed to help children learn safe road practices from an early age through practical demonstrations. Parents and teachers said such government initiatives would help children understand traffic rules more effectively.
Transport department commissioner K. Ilambarithi, Hyderabad collector Harichandana Dasari, traffic joint commissioner Joel Davis, Unicef representative Dr Jel L.L.M. and district education officer Rohini were present
Highlighting the month-long activities of the transport department, officials said awareness programmes reached nearly 25,000 students in 183 schools across Hyderabad district. As part of the campaign, 50 helmet bike rallies, 10 walkathons, 10 rangoli competitions, 50 quiz competitions, 100 road safety pledge drives, 50 essay-writing competitions and 100 health camps were organised.
Minister Prabhakar said that under the slogan ‘Sadak Suraksha Abhiyan’, direct road safety awareness was provided to nearly 10 lakh people during the Road Safety Month celebrations. He added that the department focused on the four Es — Education, Enforcement, Engineering and Emergency response.
“Accident-prone black spots were identified and rectified to reduce road mishaps. In 2025 alone, about 11,000 driving licences were suspended for violations of traffic rules,” the minister said.