Alappuzha: PWD Minister G. Sudhakaran has asked the local self-government institutions to create awareness among the public on road safety rules. He was speaking after distributing the funds allotted to patients for treatment from the chief minister’s relief fund here on Friday. The number of deaths due to road accidents was increasing every day due to the bad condition of roads, speeding and rash driving, he said. Accidents can be averted by driving vehicles with care and at controlled speed, he said and asked the people’s representatives to educate drivers about the dangers of speeding and careless driving.
The minister distributed a total of Rs 24.16 lakh to various persons. Rs 3 lakh each was given to four persons undergoing treatment for kidney diseases and Rs 12.16 lakh to 97 persons who are suffering from various diseases. Ambalappuzha block panchayat president Prajith Karickal presided over the function. Ambalappuzha panchayat president A.M. Afsath was among those who attended the function.
