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2018-19ANNUALREPORT

Society for Automotive Fitness & Environment

ANNUAL REPORT2018-19

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About SAFE

President’s Message

Global Road Safety

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National Road Safety 04 14

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National Environment Status06 20

SAFE Activities Sheet

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Environment

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09 27

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Education10 32

11 42

Enforcement

Health Care of Drivers

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13 53

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Engineering

National Road Safety Week Awareness Drives14 55

Exchange of Information and Best Practices with National Bodies15 64

16 65 SAFE Leaders

International Ramifications of Air Pollution05

In order to achieve advancement of Inspection and Certification

(I&C) of vehicles and increased safety on roads, the Society of

Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has incorporated an

independent body Society for Automotive Fitness & Environment

(SAFE) with membership from Industry, Testing Agencies and

NGOs. SAFE works to spawn awareness among the various

stakeholders on the concerns of in-use vehicles which would lead

to safer vehicles and cleaner environment.

SAFE organizes inspection clinics for in-use vehicles and training

workshops in various parts of the country for technicians in the

area of pollution checking. These programmes are aimed at

creating awareness amongst vehicle owners on importance of

regular maintenance of their vehicles. It is one of the most effective

ways to control emission levels from vehicles in the country. In

addition, SAFE also organizes seminars and interactions on these

subject with State Governments and other stakeholders.

SAFE has also commenced various initiatives for imparting road

safety education to students, drivers and the general public at

large. Through Road Safety Awareness Programmes, SAFE tries to

apprise the community on traffic rules and also to inculcate correct

and responsible attitude towards fellow road users.

SAFE is a catalyst in the automobile industry's endeavour to fulfill

its commitment towards a cleaner and a safer environment and

will continue to support and enhance the industry's role as a

responsible corporate citizen in the country.

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President’s Message

he greatest challenge in the developing countries is to deal with rising trends in the Tfatalities due to road accidents posing grave concern to the society. Individual

efforts, be it in the corporate, non-government or governmental sectors, will be

less impactful and also unsustainable over time. It is important, therefore, that we all work

in collaboration with government and civil society to achieve the greatest impact.

The role of Government, Corporate and NGO's plays a vital role in addressing the most

important societal issues we are facing today as a country. Collaborative efforts instead of

individual efforts will act as a dynamic force to make a greater impact. Companies can help

save millions of lives, strengthen communities in which they do business, help build

resilient economies, and in the process, improve their operations and long-term

prospects.

Beyond advocating for government resources, the private sector can also invest directly in

road safety interventions. SAFE's members have initiated a range of projects in this area at

a large scale across the nation.

Improving road infrastructure plays a major role in reducing the crashes. Studies shows

that more than half of deaths occur in less than 10% of the world's roadways.

Vehicles in our country today are much safer than just a few years ago. Customer vehicle

rating programs have created a market for safety and raised public awareness. Vehicle

manufacturers had increased research aimed at delivering more affordable vehicles with

greater crash protection, stimulate the engineering community in this work, focus more

design attention on protecting vulnerable road users.

The other critical element is the third factor in the Haddon Matrix- road user behaviour.

Speeding, drunk driving, and non-use of seat belts, child restraints, and motorcycle helmets are

the five key road safety risks and remain major contributors to road crashes, deaths, and

injuries. Distracted driving and walking rapidly becoming an important risk as well, especially in

developed countries. Other risks are fatigue, medical conditions, stress, licit and illicit drugs, and

inexperienced driving. We, as auto manufacturers, have been in the forefront spreading the

awareness on social issues which contribute to road fatalities.

As corporates we must strengthen our efforts to bring awareness on behavioural change

program in a sustainable manner. Business recognizes it has a role to play in helping to arrest the

road crashes, serious fatalities and injuries. SAFE's member companies have expressed their

interest in doing good and making a positive difference in the lives of people.

We can say that Indian Auto industry is a major contributor to child road safety education

through several initiatives. For instance, SAFE and its members developed road safety teaching

resource packs, which were constructed to help school and college students. SIAM members

have been adopting traffic parks in different parts of our country and are equipping them by

providing equipment including, eventually, miniature bikes, training simulators etc.

Road safety education is also imparted by members in which they will take all the safety

equipment to school and for three continuous days they can train students on road safety

awareness. SAFE touches more than fifteen lakh students in Delhi in partnership with Delhi

Traffic Police and imparted road safety education through various competitions, interactions

etc. SAFE members are concerned for the safety of school buses. In this area, SAFE with its

members organised a conference on Safety of School Children in School Buses in Delhi as well as

sessions in different states for spreading the safety issues with school buses.

SAFE members have long established track records of supporting driver education initiatives

and road safety improvements seeking to reduce the number of alcohol related driving

accidents. Campaigns include the raising of awareness of alcohol related accidents, for instance

through videos on the issue, the principle of obtaining campaign funds to highlight areas of

concern from manufacturers that either directly or indirectly relate to their products, is clear.

Ashok Leyland paved the way for driver training centres way back in 1995. Today, auto

companies are setting up driver training facilities across the country in association with Central

and State Governments with the objective of creating good drivers for our roads.

Evidence based approach to road safety interventions may have more impactful outcomes.

Collating data is not comparable across the world, due to differing data systems definitions. No

reliable index exists detailing global road safety performance. While this would be valuable, the

most urgent need is for reliable data on fatality and serious injury in low- and middle-income

group.

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In India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken the initiative to capture the data

across the nation which can be used for analytics and designing strategic intention by various

stakeholders. Road crashes, deaths, and injuries threaten every person and institution on the

planet, and conditions are reaching crisis proportions in rapidly motorizing low and middle-

income countries. All sectors must work together with good will and high purpose and in well-

organized, funded, and coordinated partnerships to make globalization and motorization of the

world work for people. SAFE's member companies and the Expert Panel acknowledge and

commend the tireless work of many individuals and organizations who have mobilized around

road safety.

Coming to the other important focus area for SAFE – controlling air pollution. SAFE along with CII

and SIAM had initiated an on-ground intervention in Patiala, Punjab to find solution to the

problem of crop residue burning which is one of the causes of air pollution. Patiala is one of the

stubbles burning hotspot districts in Punjab accounting almost 10% witnessed in the state. A

pilot project through the in-situ treatment of agricultural residues (stubble) in Nabha, Patiala,

Punjab was initiated. The outcomes of the project have been outstanding wherein about 75%

stubble burning has been effectively reduced and the same is appreciated by all including media

and farmers alike.

thIn the area of environment protection, SAFE also organised free PUC drive on the 5 June 2018,

on World Environment Day across the nation. Around 7200 dealers joined the drive and reach

out to millions of vehicle owners for free PUC and educate on vehicle maintenance tips too.

In closing, I would like to say that the many projects supported by automobile companies in the

areas of road safety and pollution prevention are heartening and I know that these efforts will

gather pace and we would see many innovative approaches. SAFE will continue to be an

enthusiastic supporter and partner through the length and breadth of the country.

With warm regards,

Naveen Soni

President- SAFE

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Every year around the world

THROAD CRASHES ARE THE 8

THESE DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE

LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

Global Road Safety Data

1.35 MNPeople Die

50 MNare injured

on the roads

&

An estimated

UptoRoad crashes are the leading cause of death for 5-29 year olds.

of those who die are the most vulnerable road users - pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists.

Low-and middle-income countries have approximately

60%of the world’s vehicles...

But Account for

90% of road crash fatalities

54%

These incidents can generatean economic loss of

3-6%of countries’ annual GDP.

90%90%90%

A new sidewalk can reduce the number of people hit walking

along a road by

In the event of a crash, helmets are proven to reduce

the risk of death by 42%

serious head injury by69%

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Global Road Safety Planning

The concept of a Safe System, in the context of road safety, originated in Sweden and the

Netherlands in the 1980s and 1990s, when “scientists and policy makers began to question the

prevailing view that the safety of road users was, in the last instance, their own responsibility and

that the task of road safety policy was thus primarily to influence road users' behaviour so they

would act safely at all times.

As the decades-long decreases in the number of road fatalities and severe injuries were levelling

out, it became clear and predominant that focus on education, information, regulation and

enforcement were key improvement.

The Safe System approach aims to ensure a safe transport system for all road users, and “takes

into account people's vulnerability to serious injuries in road traffic crashes and recognizes that

the system should be designed to be forgiving of human error”.

The main elements of this approach are safe roads and roadsides, safe speeds, safe vehicles,

and safe road users, all of which must be addressed, in order to eliminate fatal crashes and

reduce serious injuries.

Main risk factors include: speeding; driving under the influence of alcohol and other

psychoactive substances; not using helmets, not wearing of seat-belts, and child restraints;

distracted driving; unsafe road infrastructure; unsafe vehicles; inadequate post-crash care; and

inadequate enforcement of traffic laws.

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oad safety

Rdepends on driver behaviour,

vehicle safety, infrastructure quality, and the regulatory framework.

Global Road Safety Planning aims to accommodate human error and the Safe System approach towards road safety.

Nearly all countries indicate that drunk-driving is a major contributor in fatal crashes, which in

many of them is about one third of all fatal crashes. In the case of drunk-driving, the risk of a road

traffic crash starts at low levels of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and increases significantly

when the driver's BAC is � 0.04 g/dl. Majority of UNECE countries apply a maximum BAC of 0.05

per cent. In the case of drug-driving, the risk of incurring a road traffic crash is increased to

differing degrees depending on the psychoactive drug used.

Wearing a motorcycle helmet correctly can reduce the risk of death by almost 40 per cent and

the risk of severe injury by over 70 per cent. Wearing helmets for all cyclists is compulsory only in

a few countries (e.g. Australia, Finland and New Zealand) and few countries require helmet use

for children.

Wearing a seat-belt reduces the risk of a fatality among front-seat passengers by 40–50 per cent

and among rear seat passengers by 25–75 per cent. A majority of countries have mandatory

seatbelt laws for the front seats, and many have them for rear seats as well. However, in UNECE

countries for instance, despite high levels of compliance, there is still a difference in seatbelt

usage between the seatbelt the front and the rear car seats, with values typically ranging

between 80 to 100 per cent for front seats, and between 3 to 90 per cent for rear seats.

nappropriate or

Iexcessive speed is reported behind

around 30 per cent of fatal road crashes. An increase of 1 km/h in mean vehicle speed results in an increase of 3 per cent in the incidence of crashes resulting in injury and an increase of 4–5 per cent in the incidence of fatal crashes.

Road Safety improvements

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Among many types of distractions that can lead to impaired driving, the one caused by mobile

phones is a growing concern for road safety. Drivers using mobile phones are approximately 4

times more likely to be involved in a crash than drivers not using a mobile phone. Hands-free

phones are not safer than handheld phone sets, and texting considerably increases the risk of a

crash. Many countries have laws prohibiting the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving,

however there are many drivers that still use hand-held and hand-free mobile phones in a few

countries.

With regards to road infrastructure, ideally, roads should be designed keeping in mind the safety

of all road users. This would mean making sure that there are adequate facilities for pedestrians,

cyclists, and motorcyclists. The upgrading of roads to access-controlled had significant benefits

in reducing fatality rates.

Safe vehicles play a critical role in averting crashes and reducing the likelihood of serious injury.

There are a number of UN regulations on vehicle safety that, if applied to countries'

manufacturing and production standards, would potentially save many lives. These include

requiring vehicle manufacturers to meet front and side impact regulations, to include electronic

stability control and to ensure airbags and seat-belts are fitted in all vehicles. Without these

basic standards, the risk of traffic injuries – both to those in the vehicle and those out of it – is

considerably increased.

Care of injuries after a crash has occurred is extremely time-sensitive: delays of minutes can

make the difference between life and death. - If traffic laws are not enforced or are perceived as

not being enforced it is likely they will not be complied with and therefore will have very little

chance of influencing behaviour. Effective enforcement includes establishing, regularly

updating, and enforcing laws at the national, municipal, and local levels that address the above

mentioned risk factors. It also includes the definition of appropriate penalties.

Data from : Recent road safety findings According to the WHO , UNECE and ITF

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Target 1: By 2020, all countries establish a comprehensive multisectoral national road safety action plan with time-bound targets.

Target 5: By 2030, 100% of new (defined as produced, sold or imported) and used vehicles meet high quality safety standards, such as the recommended priority UN Regulations, Global Technical Regulations, or equivalent recognized national performance requirements.

Target 6: By 2030, halve the proportion of vehicles travelling over the posted speed limit and achieve a reduction in speed-related injuries and fatalities.

Target 7: By 2030, increase the proportion of motorcycle riders correctly using standard helmets to close to 100%.

Target 8: By 2030, increase the proportion of motor vehicle occupants using safety belts or standard child restraint systems to close to 100%.

Target 9: By 2030, halve the number of road traffic injuries and fatalities related to drivers using alcohol, and/or achieve a reduction in those related to other psychoactive substances.

Target 10: By 2030, all countries have national laws to restrict or prohibit the use of mobile phones while driving.

Target 11: By 2030, all countries to enact regulation for driving time and rest periods for professional drivers, and/or accede to international/regional regulation in this area.

Target 12: By 2030, all countries establish and achieve national targets in order to minimize the time interval between road traffic crash and the provision of first professional emergency care.

Target 2: By 2030, all countries accede to one or more of the core road safety-related UN legal instruments.

Target 3: By 2030, all new roads achieve technical standards for all road users that take into account road safety, or meet a three star rating or better.

Target 4: By 2030, more than 75% of travel on existing roads is on roads that meet technical standards for all road users that take into account road safety.

Global Road Safety Performance Targets

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India is experiencing increasing road traffic injuries amidst increasing motorization and infrastructure growth in recent years. Every day, nearly 400 road deaths occur on Indian roads and several thousands are hospitalized due to road crashes. WHO estimates the incidence of road deaths to be 16.6 per 100000 population 3% in India. With nearly of all deaths resulting due to road accidents, especially with high rates among young people, the issue calls for serious attention.

National Road Safety Data

ndia, one of the biggest

Idemocracies in the world, is home to a population of

1,336,928,853[1]. The country is a topographically, culturally, linguistically and ethnically diverse federal republic governed under a parliamentary system with 29 states and 7 union territories. Since its independence in 1947, India has nearly doubled in terms of population size, infrastructure as well as overall socioeconomic development, albeit with regional variations.

Population

29 States and 07 union territories

of all deaths being due to road accidents

1,336,928,853

3%

India has recognized the impact of road crashes and its burden on social life, however efforts to

address the problem remain far from satisfactory. Our growing graph indicates that our ongoing

efforts are not ample but our efforts need to be more prioritised and moving in the right direction.

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Overspeeding

71%

No violation& reason

not known

Jumpingred

Light

Drunkendriving

Driving onwrong side

17% 1%

Use of mobilephone

2% 3%6%

Grievousinjury

accidents

Fatalaccident

Non - injury accidents

Minorinjury

accidents

26%29%

7%

38%

Type of Road Accidents

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Statewise Break-uo

Tamil Nadu

Madhya Pradesh

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh

Kerala

Maharashtra

Andhra Pradesh

Telangana

Rajasthan

Gujarat

Chattisgarh

West Bengal

Haryana

Odisha

Share of Different Vehicle Types in Road Accidents

Trucks, Tempos, Tractors & other

Articulated Vehicles

20%

Others

7%

Cars, jeeps,taxis

25%

Twowheelers

34%

Non-motorized vehicles &

other objects

Autorickshaw

1% 6%

Buses

7%

Share of States in Road Accidents

Bihar

14%

11%

9%

8%

8%8%

8%

5%

5%

4%

3%

3%

2%2%

2%10%

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The Ministry has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on

four E's viz., Engineering, Enforcement, Education and Emergency care which are also known as

four Es of Road Safety.

The Engineering related aspects are being taken care of at the design stage of the National Highway

itself.

The Enforcement aspect of Road Safety is vested with the respective States/Union Territories.

The Education aspect of Road Safety is being addressed by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

through campaigns in print and electronic media and with the support of all the stakeholders.

The Emergency care is provided through multiple agencies such as concessionaries, private / public

ambulances services and designated trauma centres.

STEPS BY INDIA'S CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO PREVENT ROAD ACCIDENTSThe Government of India has taken various decisions which demonstrates their intent to ensure that roads

in India remain safe. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps to prevent road

accidents by way of the following measures:

The Government has approved a National Road

Safety Policy. This Policy outlines various policy

measures such as promoting awareness,

establishing road safety information data base,

encouraging safer road infrastructure by

application of intelligent transport, enforcement

of safety laws etc.

The Ministry has requested all States/UTs for

setting up of State Road Safety Council and

District Road Safety Committees, if not already

done, and to hold their meetings regularly so that

the right message to curb the menace of road

accidents reaches all concerned and due priority

is given to road safety.

ASPECTS OF ROAD SAFETY

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It is ensured that road safety remains the integral part of road design at planning stage.

Various steps are being taken to enhance road safety such as road furniture, road markings/road signs,

introduction of Highway Traffic Management System using Intelligent Transport System, augmentation

of discipline among contractors during construction, road safety audit on selected stretches, etc have

been undertaken by National Highways Authority of India. High priority has been accorded to

identification and rectification of black spots (accident prone spots) on national highways. More than

700 such black spots have been identified for improvement.

The Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill, 2016, contains provisions to ensure safety on roads. The Bill

addresses road safety issues by providing for stricter penalties for traffic offences, permitting electronic

and IT enabled enforcement, improving fitness of road and vehicles, certification and licensing regime, the

statutory provision for protection of good samaritans, etc. India is a signatory to 'Brasilia Declaration on

Road Safety' under which by 2020, it has committed to reduce the number of road accidents and fatalities

by 50%. Recently, NITI Aayog signed a statement of intent with the Geneva based International Road

Federation, to develop a National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Policy to improve road safety, in

addition to covering other ITS dimensions.

Refresher training to Heavy Motor Vehicle drivers in the unorganized sector being implemented by the

Ministry since 1997-98 under planned activities.

Setting up of Driver Training School in the States.

Publicity campaign on road safety awareness through audio-visual and print media.

Tightening of safety standards of vehicles like Seat Belts, Power-steering, rear view Mirror etc.

Providing cranes and ambulances to various State Governments/NGOs under National Highway

Accident Relief Service Scheme. National Highways Authority of India also provides ambulances at a

distance of 50 Km on each of its completed stretches of National Highways under its Operation &

Maintenance contracts.

Widening and improvements of National Highways from 2 lanes to 4 lanes and 4 lanes to 6 lanes etc.

by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.

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Air pollution is a serious problem nationally and internationally. The air pollutants can travel far and wide

from regional to international borders. Its effects can range from higher health risks to rising temperatures, climate change, acid rain, ozone depletion etc. Soot, smoke, mold, pollen, gases, particulate matter and element like lead, arsenic, nickel etc. are just a few examples of common pollutants. Worldwide, poor outdoor air caused an estimated 4.2 million premature deaths in 2016 about 90 percent of them in low- and middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. The transboundary air pollution can adversely impact not only human beings but also agriculture, vegetation, monuments and biodiversity a like.

There are several air pollutants which are emitted anthropogenically viz. methane, black carbon,

chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), including tropospheric or ground level ozone while these pollutants are

potent pollutants they also impact climate and temperature of the area and work as greenhouse gases.

These pollutants are also called as Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP). Tropospheric or ground level

ozone (O3) is the ozone present in the lower atmosphere (up to 10–15 km above the ground). It is

responsible for a global greenhouse effect and has a lifetime of a few days to a few weeks.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) which is more commonly known as a greenhouse gas rather than a pollutant is

emitted both by natural and human sources. Natural sources include decomposition, ocean release and

respiration. The anthropogenic sources inter alia are comprised of activities like industrial activities,

transportation, deforestation as well as burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas. The carbon

dioxide concentration increases due to burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and soil deterioration due to

loss of carbon in soil. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere forms an atmospheric layer

trapping heat on the earth's surface leading to global warming.

New scientific understanding and technological advancements could enhance cost-effectiveness of local

and regional air quality management policies, enhance the acceptance of mitigation measures for long-

lived greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and can provide win-win situation for short-lived substances that

yield immediate health and crop benefits while limiting temperature increase in the near term. However,

the substantial efforts have been dedicated to study the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other long-

lived GHGs, but short-lived air pollutants have received only limited attention in the global context.

Therefore, there is an urgent need to prioritize the policy actions for prevention and control of SLCPs for

picking up low hanging fruits for immediate and short-term benefits for minimizing global warming and

obtaining climate benefits.

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Environmental Concerns

The deterioration of air quality in our cities is causing major worry due to wider impact on the health,

particularly of children and old people. Air pollution can be attributed to various sources like construction

activities, road dust, vehicular emissions, industries, thermal power plants, DG sets, biomass & waste

burning etc. In addition, fuel adulteration, inadequate road infrastructure and traffic congestion

contribute to air pollution. The recent studies of WHO carried out in 2014, 2016 2018 indicated that

amongst the topmost polluted 20 cities of the World, maximum number of cities are from our country.

India surpassed China in numbers of premature deaths occurring due to air pollution i.e. 1.1 million

premature deaths annually as reported in a recent report.

oday, our country is riddled

Twith a number of environmental concerns

which have only aggravated in the last few decades. Without losing time, we have to take up these issues for protecting our environment. Even as India races ahead to join the league of top economies internationally, it must stick to a growth path that is sustainable. Neglecting the environment can create havoc and the damage done may become irreparable.

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40

20

0Dust &

ConstructionWaste

BurningTransport Diesel

GeneratorIndustries Domestic

Cooking

45% 17% 14% 9% 8% 7%

Sources of Air PollutionThe Ministry of Environment, Forest &

Climate Change and Central Pollution

Control Board in collaboration with

other institutions viz ARAI, TERI, NEERI,

IIT-Kanpur etc. have carried out several

s t u d i e s fo r a p p o r t i o n i n g t h e

contribution of various air pollutants

emitted by various sources. In a recent

study carried out by IIT-Kanpur in

collaboration with MoEF&CC and CPCB

in 2015, reported that the major

contribution of air pollution to the ambient air is by road dust and construction activities (45%) followed

by waste burning(17%) and transport sector (14%).

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Higher penalties for burning garbage & leaves

and better control of road dust.

The Indian government has committed to a 50% reduction

in households using solid fuel for cooking

Steps to mitigate air pollution which inter alia, include

(i) Notification of National Ambient Air Quality Standards 2009;

(ii) Setting up of monitoring network for assessment of ambient air quality;

(iii) Introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels like gaseous fuel (CNG, LPG etc.),

(iv) Ethanol blending; promotion of cleaner production processes; launching of National Air Quality index;

(v) Universalization of BS-IV by 2017;

(vi) Leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel st standards by 1 April 2020;

(vii) Comprehensive amendments to various Waste Management Rules and notification of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules;

(viii) Banning of burning of leaves, biomass, municipal solid waste;

(ix) Promotion of public transport and network of metro, e-rickshaws,

(x) Promotion of carpooling,

(xi) Pollution Under Control Certificate,

(xii) Lane discipline, vehicle maintenance;

(xiii) Regular co-ordination meetings at official and ministerial level with Delhi and other State Governments within the NCR;

(xiv) Issuance of directions under Section 18(1)(b) of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986;

(xv) Installation of online continuous (24x7) monitoring devices by major industries; and

(xvi) Ban on bursting of sound emitting crackers between 10 PM to 6 AM; notification of graded response action plan for Delhi and NCR etc.

The Government, realizing the adverse impact of air pollution released from above mentioned sources on

air quality, human health, and climate change, has taken several measures to prevent and control of air

pollution through enacting of legislation, policy formulation, setting of standards, and establishing air

monitoring stations across the country. The National Clean Air Programme launched by the centre

proposes a “tentative national target” of 20%-30% reduction in PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations by 2024,

with 2017 as the base year for comparison. It will be rolled out in 102 cities that are considered to have air

quality worse than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. In addition, Government of India had

enacted the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act in 1981 and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

to regulate air pollution. Besides, the Government has a comprehensive policy framework in the form of

Policy Statement on Abatement of Pollution 1992 and National Environment Policy 2006 for handling and

management of air pollution. In 2015, Government of India, together with IIT Kanpur launched the

National Air Quality Index.

Steps Taken

The government in Delhi, from time to time, observed the Odd-Even Rule.

As per the Rule cars running with license plates number ending an odd

number and even number are allowed to ply on alternate days. The scheme

aimed to cut down vehicular traffic by half, thereby reducing air pollution.

Local governments of various

states also implemented

measures such as tighter vehicle

emission norms.

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SAFE Activities

APRIL MAY JUNE

National Road

Safety Week

SAFE Annual

Convention at Assam

Roundtable on

Future Norms &

Safety Regulations at

Assam

Sukh da Sah Initiative

Road Safety Summer

Camp

World

Environment Day

JULY

Workshop on

Road Safety for

Traffic Officials

Launch of 1 crore

steps

School Bus Safety

Conclave

AUG

Launch of Road

Safety Mega

Campaign

SEP

2018

2018

2018

2018

2018

2018

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Road Safety

Competitions with

schools

NOV DEC

Safe Mobility

Program

J&K Seminar

JAN

Final Road Safety

Competitions with

schools

FEB

National Road

Safety Week

Seminar on

Emerging Trends

in Safety on Roads

Road Safety

Rolling Trophy to

School

MARCH

Punjab Project

1 Crore Steps Walk

Seminar Safety &

Technology

OCTOBER

2018

2018

2018

2019

2019

2019

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SAFE Annual Convention 2018

The SAFE convention was organised to share the best

practices adopted by government and private

organisations in areas of vehicular safety, technology

innovations, and standards for enhancing road safety.

The convention was inaugurated by Chief Guest Mr.

Par imal Suklabaidya, Hon'ble Minister of

Environment, Forest, Fishery and Excise, Government

of Assam along with Guests of Honour, Ms. Neeti

Sarkar, CEO & PD, NATRiP, Mr. Ashutosh Agnihotri, IAS,

Commissioner & Secretary (Transport, Industries &

Commerce & Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship

Department), Government of Assam and Mr. Naveen

Soni, President, Society for Automotive Fitness &

Environment (SAFE).

ociety for Automotive Fitness & SEnvironment (SAFE), a SIAM initiative in association with

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Transport Department Government of Assam, organised its annual convention in Guwahati, Assam. The theme for convention was “Enforcement, Intelligent Transportation and Training for Safer Roads”, addressing the safety hazards that our roads present due to lack of road safety awareness.

ndGuwahati, 2 May, 2018

The Government of Assam

t h a n k e d A u t o m o b i l e

manufacturers for organising

Road Safety Conference at

Guwahati and requested

SIAM members to plan for

activities across Assam to

improve the situation of road

safety.

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Mr. Parimal Suklabaidya, Hon'ble Minister of Environment, Forest, Fishery

and Excise, Government of Assam, said, “In our country, we have vehicles with

new and best technology, and we are trying to make them safer. We are also

working in the area road safety and it is our moral duty to lay emphasis on

spreading awareness on road safety. The drivers need to understand the

importance of being responsible on roads to ensure that their awareness and

responsible driving skills can prevent a road fatality. We are working towards

initiating better driver training workshops for ensuring we have safer roads.”

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Speaking at the convention, Mr. Naveen Soni, President, SAFE said, “Road

safety is of utmost importance to us. The onus for making our roads safe is on

us, as it is on the regulators. We as manufacturers, apart from ensuring the

technical safety aspects in vehicles also invest in creating and spreading

awareness about safety. Government intervention and industry participation

will be the key to building a robust and sustainable road safety model.

Automobile manufacturers are extensively trying to implement various

initiatives in the area of improving road safety.

Mr. P.K. Banerjee, Executive Director, SIAM said, “With the socio-economic

progress of the country happening at such a rapid pace, it is important for road

safety measures to also evolve with the times and ensure that the all citizens

are covered and safe. We have been working with the government towards

organizing awareness building workshops across the country as well as

introduction of accident data analytics and implementation of technology

based solutions in traffic management. There have been a number of

successful programs held across the country that have made some significant

difference. Training programs are also being organised to make drivers more

aware. SIAM SAFE is working towards ensuring these programs are driven with

an agenda of 'Building the Nation, Responsibly'. ”

Three different technical sessions were organised during the

convention which focussed on safety. The first technical session

highlighted the successful projects on Road Safety

implemented by Enforcement Agencies. During the first

session, Mr. Rakesh Kumar, IAS, Transport Commissioner,

Government of Assam; Mr. Anil Chhikara, MLO, Transport

Department, Government of NCT Delhi; Mr. Sanjay Sasane & Mr.

Yogesh Bag, Transport Department, Government of

Maharashtra and Ms. Prerna Singh, Centre for Road Safety,

Sardar Patel University of Police Rajasthan, presented their

insights to all delegates.

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The second technical session laid emphasis on safety as a top priority. Traffic planning is one of the

strongest steps which will assist in safer and cleaner environment. This session focussed on steps taken in

planning the traffic by usage of intelligent transportation and accident data analysis. During this session,

Mr. Anand Narayanan, BOSCH ; Mr. Sitikantha Padhy, Manager, ADAC, NATRiP; Mr. N Balasubrahmanian,

Dy. Vice President; Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre, India and Mr. Anubrata Choudhary, Sr.

Manager, IAMHere24x7, shared insights on the role and importance of ITS in traffic planning and accident

analysis system required for bringing the reduction in road fatalities.

The third technical session drew attention towards the importance of training. This session focussed on

driver training and other projects which spreads knowledge in the area of road safety and environment.

During this session, Mr. Mohammed Ali , Head DTI Kaithal, Ashok Leyland Ltd; Mr. Arun Lakshman, Asst.

General Manager, IDTR, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd; Mr. Prabhu Nagraj, Vice President, Honda Motorcycle &

Scooter India Pvt Ltd; Mr. Abhijit Kumar Mandal, National Institute for Automotive Inspection,

Maintenance and Training (NIAIMT), Silchar and Mr. Prashant Chopra, National Safety Head, Hero

MotoCorp Ltd. presented their views on the importance and long lasting impact of training the drivers.

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Implementation of Sukh-da-Sah Pilot Project on in-situ management of crop stubblesimplemented by SAFE-SIAM with CII in Nabha in Punjab

The crop stubble burning in the states of Punjab and Haryana is one of the major causes of air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) during September to November every year.

An estimated 35 million tons of stubble are set afire in Punjab and Haryana alone to make room for the winter crop leading to toxic particulate cloud formations that are visible from space and lead to emergency situations in the capital.

Source: Satellite data by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre

Total No of Burning Cases in Punjab in 2017

40,510No. of cases in Patiala District

3,702

CONCEPT AND OBJECTIVE

Seeing the situation, CII, and SAFE -

SIAM went beyond its mandate in the

larger interest of social cause of

helping farmers and improving air

quality. Accordingly, a pilot project

was undertaken in May 2018 for

showcasing in-situ technology (zero

pollution technology) on the adopted

area of agricultural land of about

7400 acres in Jasso Majra in Patiala

District to mitigate the burning of

crop stubble.

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Active Farm Fire Incidents in Punjab and Patiala in 2017 (Kharif Season) between Sep 27 and Nov 9

Project Implementation and Outcome

Presently, the project is implemented in Jasso Majra, Nabha of Patiala District of Punjab comprising of 9 villages spread in about 14700 acres of land with farmland of about 7400 acres belonging to 1500 farmers. Under the pilot, 46 various types of agricultural equipment were provided through cooperative societies to the farmers. As per the estimated results, the stubble burning was effectively curbed in 75% of farmland under the jurisdiction of said cooperative societies. Thus, the project has been a tremendous success with the in-situ technology implemented in Punjab.

Bringing the entirevillage on-board

Framework of Behaviour Change Interventions Undertaken in the Project Villages

• 4-5 community meetings in each village• Addressing specific village level issues• Taking help of local change agents such as Farmer cooperatives, progressive farmers, Village Sarpanch etc. to motivate others

PositiveMessaging

Continuouscampaigning and

awareness building

• Gurudwara announcement in every village, twice a day

• Door to door visits by volunteers - reaching out to farmers with an helping hand before the farm preparations

• Awareness drives by farmer groups, children, corporate volunteers

• Campaigning through mobile vans

Proactive,rather thanReactiveEngagement

On the fieldHandholding &

technical support

• Trainings facilitated by PAU, KVK Patiala, district agriculture department and progressive farmers

• Training for master trainers• On the field support by volunteers

On groundtechnicalhandholding

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World Environment Day th5 June 2018

orld Environment Day is the WUN's most important day for encouraging worldwide

awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. Above all, World Environment Day is the "people's day" for doing a little extra to take care of the Earth.

Each World Environment Day is organized around a

theme that draws attention on a particular pressing

environmental concern. The theme for 2018 was

beating plastic pollution. Every World Environment

Day has a different global host country, and 2018

World Environment day was hosted by India.

World Environment Day is celebrated around the

world in many ways, including street rallies, bicycle

parades, green concerts, essay and poster

competitions in schools, tree planting, recycling

efforts, clean-up campaigns and much more.

th On the occasion of World Environment Day on 5 June

2018, SAFE along with its members, organized more

than 7200 Free Pollution Under Check camps across

the nation.

These activities were spread across environment

protection and rejuvenation, with a pledge to spread

awareness about sustainable development and

growth. The nationwide initiative was extended for a

week at select dealerships across the country for

better reach and service to provide value addition to

our environment.

Understanding the pressing need for formulating and implementing methods for sustainable

development, SIAM - SAFE Initiative had also taken into account the acute shortage of water that can

potentially lead to a perpetual state of scarcity. Having identified that a normal car wash uses 120 litres of

water per car, SIAM members had introduced dry washing facility of vehicles in a bid to save water.

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Speaking on the occasion, Mr Vishnu Mathur, Director General –

SIAM, said “As a responsible association that is passionate about

sustainable development, we take this opportunity to align our

vision of building the nation, responsibly, with our work. Indian

Automobile Industry fully supports the initiatives taken by

government in regard to protecting the environment. During the

World Environment Day on 5 June 2018, SIAM with the support of

SIAM -SAFE members are planning to take several steps to spread

the awareness towards saving our environment. 7200 of our

member's dealers are participating in drive by checking the

pollution level in vehicles and providing customers with free PUC

certificates and sharing knowledge on the maintenance of their

vehicles. With this campaign, SIAM -SAFE aims to educate vehicle

owners and makes them the agents of change. This would ensure a

cleaner, greener, and safer environment. The participation of the

community in this initiative is pivotal, and with their support, we

are sure to realise our goal.”

Under the all inclusive campaign, approximately one lakh vehicles underwent free vehicle fitness and

pollution checks. While engaging with children, several competitions on environment were held. As a part

of this initiative, tips and suggestions were given to customers alongside sapling distribution and tree

plantation drives. To complete the circle green processions and awareness rallies, were conducted across

automobile dealership outlets.

Several manufacturers such as Ashok

Leyland Ltd, Bajaj Auto Ltd, Fiat India

Automobiles Pvt Ltd, General Motors India

Pvt Ltd, Hero MotoCorp Ltd, Honda Cars

India Ltd, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter

India Pvt Ltd., Hyundai Motor India Ltd,

India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd, Mahindra &

Mahindra Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd,

Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd, Renault India

Pvt Ltd, Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd, SML

ISUZU Ltd, Tata Motors Ltd, Tata Motors

Ltd, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd, TVS

Motor Company Ltd participated for the

common cause through their dealerships.

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Automotive Participated in World Environment Day Initiativesmanufacturers

Ashok Leyland Ltd Bajaj Auto Ltd Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd

General Motors

India Pvt LtdHero MotoCorp Ltd Honda Cars India Ltd

Honda Motorcycle &

Scooter India Pvt Ltd

Hyundai Motor

India LtdIndia Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd

Mahindra &

Mahindra Ltd

Maruti Suzuki India

LtdNissan Motor India Pvt Ltd

Renault India Pvt LtdSkoda Auto India

Pvt LtdSML ISUZU Ltd

Tata Motors Ltd Tata Motors Ltd Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd

TVS Motor Company Ltd

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Summer Camps for School Students – Safety & Environment

The objective behind organizing the summer camp is to help children utilize their summer vacation in a

meaningful way and enable them learn some life skill techniques in an enjoyable manner which will have a

bearing on their personality in the years to come.

The road safety awareness summer camp was formally inaugurated by Mr Dependra Pathak, Spl. stCommissioner of Police (Traffic) on 21 May 2018 in a special function at Traffic Training Park, Punjabi Bagh

and the Culmination function of Road Safety Summer camp was addressed by Commissioner of Police - th

Delhi Mr Amulya Patnaik on 15 June 2018 at Baba Karak Singh Marg Traffic Park and final trophy was

awarded to the winner of Road Safety Nukad Natak students team and extempore competition winners.

All the prizes were supported by SAFE and SIAM.

The course contents of the summer camp were designed in such a manner so as to inculcate good road

safety habits to students which will in turn help them grow into sensible and responsible road users.

Summer camp was organised free of cost for students and students were provided with daily

refreshments, prizes, give a ways were also awarded with a certificate of participation on the conclusion of

summer camp.

The summer camp was organized in 4 batches, each of five days duration (Monday to Friday) at Delhi

Traffic Police's four Traffic Training Parks located at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Bal Bhawan, Punjabi Bagh and

Roshanara Bagh. Each batch had a strength of 100-150 students.

chool Students are the upcoming Sindividual road users of our society, to enhance their overall knowledge

on the environment and safety aspects on our roads is the need for the day. To utilize the free time in summer vacations in Delhi, Road Safety summer Camps for school students were planned and implemented in association with Delhi Traffic Police, Hero MotoCorp, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter and IGL. In 2018, it

st thwas organised from 21 May 2018 to 15 June 2018. In the summer camp lots of valuable information was provided by various means of technologies to school students.

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Addressing the children, the Commissioner of Police Delhi called upon the children to

abide by traffic rules and act as role models so that other road users also get inspired to obey

traffic rules religiously.

Road Safety Mega School Campaign

In the year 2018, the road safety mega school

campaign was launched by Mr Amulya Patnaik,

Commissioner of Police, Delhi in the month of

September at IIT Delhi.

The campaign started with Road Safety Interactive

lectures at 2000 schools in Delhi by the faculties of

Traffic Police and Automobile Industry. The target

was to cover more than 15 lakh students by involving

them in various competitions such as Painting,

Quiz, Essay writing, Innovation with waste material

and nukkad nataks based on road safety.

These competition were conducted at School level, District

level, Range level with the full support of Hero MotoCorp,

Honda Motorcycle and Scooters and IGL.

All these activities were carried out in approximately six

months period from September 2018 to February 2019.

In February 2019, Mr Amulya Patnaik, Commissioner of

Police Delhi graced the occasion of commemorative

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oad Safety Mega RSchool Campaign plan

was conceptualized and implemented with the thought process of officials from Delhi Traffic Police, SIAM-SAFE and its member companies in the year 2017. Hero MotoCorp and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India are the main supporter of the Mega campaign.

function of the Road Safety Mega Campaign and the prize distribution to the winners of the final

competition organized as part of Delhi Police Week in February 2019. The final prizes for the winners of all

the competitions were sponsored by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and Society for

Automotive Fitness & Environment (SAFE).

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The painting competition for school

children was also organized on the same

day with a view to sensitize the children

about the importance of obeying traffic

rules. Approximately 1100 students

from 40 schools participated in the

painting competition. The students

were asked to make paintings based on

any road safety topic and give an

appropriate slogan for the same. Faculty

members from the Department of Arts,

Jamia Milia Islamia University assessed

the paintings and adjudged the first,

second and third prize winners of the

competition in both middle and senior

categories.

Mr. Amulya Patnaik, Commissioner of Police, Delhi also awarded the SIAM- SAFE Road Safety Rolling

Trophy for the year 2018-2019 to Kerala Education Society School, R.K. Puram for making maximum

contribution in spreading road safety awareness and participating in almost all the activities organized

by Delhi Traffic Police. Darshan Academy School, Kripal Bagh Ashram was awarded the first runner up

school and presented with citation and memento, in appreciation for the cause

The stakeholders and jury members who have always been partnering and providing constant support and

cooperation in the endeavours of Delhi Traffic Police were also awarded mementos in recognition to their

contribution for the cause of road safety.

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thThe 5 Edition of the SAFE MOBILITY competitions by SAFE (a SIAM Initiatives)

thNew Delhi, 7 December, 2018: SAFE along

with Gyan Mandir Public School and Delhi

Traffic Police organised the 5th Inter-School

Competition on 'Road Safety' at the

premises of Gyan Mandir Public School,

Naraina Vihar, New Delhi. The three day

long competitions on Road Safety

successfully culminated with the objective

of sensitizing students to various issues

related to 'Safe Mobility' as well as to

develop awareness regarding their

responsibility towards themselves, their

families, the society and the country at

large.

This mega event was a three day long affair

which commenced on December 5, 2018

and culminated on December 7, 2018

which was divided into 34 various

competitions giving opportunity to

different groups of students to unleash

their potential.

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The event comprised competitions on various themes under Road Safety. Participants depicted the

theme through various competitions such as

Story Dramatization Fancy Dress Ad-mad Rang-o-tsav

Qawwali Songs Poster Making Power Point Presentations

Story Designing Flash Movie Photography Techpaint Komikon

Logo Designing Brochure Designing Idea Pitching etc. in a three day long event.

The event saw participation from 800 students from various schools. The school appointed independent

experts in their respective fields as judges for the events in order to ensure unbiased judgements and

transparency. The competition was followed by awarding students, which were sponsored by SAFE.

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SAFE commemorates UN's Global Road Safety Weekto create young leaders for promoting road safety

ndNew Delhi, 2 May, 2019: SAFE launched a special program to celebrate United Nations Global Road th th

Safety Week (UNGRSW), which commenced from 6 -12 May 2019. The theme of this year’s program

was “Save Lives #SpeakUp”.

Mr Ramandeep Chowdhary, Director (Road Safety), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government ndof India and Mr Prashant K Banerjee, Executive Director, SIAM launched the program on 2 May 2019 at

Gyan Mandir School, New Delhi.

In line with this year's theme, which was to create strong leaders for promoting road safety in India, SAFE,

in association with Gyan Mandir Public School, Naraina Vihar, Delhi Traffic Police and Delhi Rotary Club,

organised series of activities to spread awareness about road safety for the students, teachers and public

at large.

The event started with a teacher's workshop on Road Safety, where the need for making teachers as

leaders for road safety was stressed upon, followed by a students' workshop to promote road safety

awareness. A declamation contest was held on the theme 'Save Lives, #Speak Up' for students of classes IX

to XII, for collecting thoughts of the youth and making them ambassadors for road safety. Students were

awarded with trophies, certificates and road safety badges. Also, to drive awareness for citizens, a street

play on Road Safety was organised by the students.

th5 UN's Global Road

Safety Week

commenced from th th

6 - 12 May, 2019

The theme of this

year's Global Road

Safety Week was

'Save Lives #SpeakUp'

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Speaking on the occasion, Mr Ramandeep Chowdhary, Director (Road Safety),

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India said “It is heart-

warming to see children become leaders of Road Safety. It is essentially

important to help shape children and young people's understanding and

attitudes towards road safety. Schools and colleges can lead the way in making

local roads safer, especially enabling other people to walk and cycle safely. I

urge everyone to speak-up against offenders of road rules and regulations”.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Prashant K Banerjee, Executive Director (Tech.),

SIAM, said, “Keeping the promise of building the nation, responsibly, SIAM, has

always been at the forefront of promoting road safety in India. It is an essential

public issue and with collective efforts people will be aware of how each one of

us can contribute to it. Through this initiative, we hope to bring out many

positive changes and create young leaders to promote road safety in India.

These young students are our upcoming users of roads and we will train them

in all road safety aspects, so that they can become leaders of tomorrow and

demand safe mobility for all.”

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SAFE, with its member companies, also undertook various activities during the UN's Global Road Safety

Week pan-India. To increase involvement of local community members and neighbourhood schools, SAFE

organised various programs in Delhi such as street play/nukkad natak, rallies inviting participation by

members of Interact club in association with Delhi Rotary Club, wall art competition, stickers on vehicles

and placards with the slogan 'Save Lives, #Speak Up', pamphlets distribution, last but not the least, street

fest with banners on 'I Want Safe Journey' and 'Reach Home Safely', along with 'Trees' Decoration' with

road safety messages using eco-friendly material were also implemented.

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1 Crore Steps towards Road Safety &thRoad Safety Walk on 5 October 2018 at India Habitat Centre

illions of Indians drive on Mour roads and 400 never come back home, Road

Deaths are biggest cause of unnatural deaths in our Country. In an endeavor to highlight the subject and sensitize not only individuals but also organizations, SAFE supports the unique project titled ‘1Crore Steps for Safer Roads’ , which had been launched by Club D2S - Drive Smart Drive Safe (D2S) along with Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Delhi Traffic Police, SIAM, ASDC, CII-Yi, FICCI, ACMA, FADA, Hella, WABCO & Brakes India.

The Unique National Campaign of “Public Walk Donation” for safer Roads became huge success as it had already Crossed 1 Crore Steps in its first 20 Days. With such massive national support for the campaign, the organisers had revised New Goal of 125 Crore Steps public walk donations for Safer Roads with an extension campaign, #MeraKadamMeriSuraksha. The project entails a record walk from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, a distance of 3600 kilometres, to be covered in just 65 days by Subramanian 'Subu' Narayanan, a member of club D2S, who covered about 20 cities across South, West and North India. SAFE with its members support joined the initiative through their dealer network in many states and spread the awareness on safety.

thA special walkathon was also organised on 5 October 2018 at India Habitat Centre by SAFE involving India Habitat Centre's corporate employees and school students. The walk was flagged off by Mr Alok Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police- Traffic. More than 1000 participants joined the walk.

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While the Indian industry has much to look forward to, by way of steady growth in both domestic and

export markets, there are some clear challenges accompanying the opportunities in safer, greener

vehicles and alternative mobility. In order to capitalize on these opportunities, the industry needs to

develop or acquire technologies and capabilities to produce vehicles that meet future market needs. The

government for its part has much to do to ensure that the growth trends are maintained and encourage

the development of safer vehicles. To enhance the knowledge of transport department officials, SIAM-

SAFE organized an interactive roundtable discussion of Future Norms and Safety Regulations for

Automobiles for the officials of Government of Assam on 3rd May 2018.

Transport Commissioner, Mr Rakesh Kumar appreciated the efforts taken by SIAM -SAFE in organizing this

program at Guwahati, which will assist all the transport department officials in understand the upcoming

technology in vehicles and how to improvise the inspection and certification system.

The Indian automotive industry

is one of the focused industries,

given its importance both in the

mature economies of countries

such as the US and Germany,

and in the emerging economies

of China and India. It has

emerged stronger from the

recent global downturn, and

sales across all segments have

seen record breaking numbers in

the recent past.

Roundtable discussion on Future Norms and Safety Regulations for AutomobilesGuwahati on 3rd May 2018

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At the roundtable discussion the following presentation were presented :

• An overview of Indian Automobile Industry by Mr K K Gandhi, Former Principal Advisor, SIAM

• Future Emission and Safety Norms: Two Wheelers by Mr Harjeet Singh, Executive Advisor

(Technical), Hero MotoCorp Ltd

• Presentation on Safety Standards: Passenger Cars by Mr Tarun Bhat, Manager,

Honda Cars India Ltd

• Future Emission and Safety Norms: Commercial Vehicles by Mr Pravin V Deshpande, General

Manager and Mr Pratyush Khare, General Manager, Tata Motors Ltd

• Rule 62 of CMVR and Future Directions by Mr Anil Chhikara, MLO, Government of NCT of Delhi

This session saw fruitful discussion among transport officials and representatives from Automobile

industry. The program was attended by more than 100 participants from government and industry.

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thJammu on 28 December, 2018

On this association, Dr S P Vaid, IPS, Transport Commissioner, Government of

J&K said “We welcome and thank SIAM for organising this important workshop

at Jammu. In order to improve safety on roads, several steps need to be

undertaken. For e.g. in the areas of highway construction, training, Inspection

and certification improvement etc are necessary. In J & K, commercial vehicle

life span is of about 20 years, but seeing the environmental conditions, we

might have to think of Delhi's parameter of 10 year for diesel vehicles and 15

years for petrol vehicles. One I&C and IDTR centre is coming up in Jammu but

we need similar centres in Kashmir also. We request the auto industry to open

driving institutes on the lines of Maruti Driving Schools (MDS)”.

To meet the objective of sharing knowledge and best-practices on futuristic

technologies and regulations for automobiles in India, SAFE along with J&K

Transport Department orgnaised an interactive workshop for stakeholders at

Jammu. Most of the current problems in the automotive industry werere widely

caused due to lack of innovation in the space. Special emphasis was given to

upcoming emission norms and safety regulations for automobiles so as to improve

road safety and bring down accident rates.

Workshop on Future Norms and Safety Regulations for Automobiles in India at Jammu & Kashmir

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Mr Alok Kumar, Inspector General of Police – Traffic, J&K said “We would like

to appraise that J & K is 80% hilly and therefore there is a need to train our

drivers on these terrains. We would request the auto industry to take help of

expert trainers so that drivers in J&K can be trained. This will play a huge role in

ensuring safer driving system in our state.”

Speaking on same, Mr P K Banerjee, Executive Director- Technical, SIAM said

“We are persistently working towards formulating standards and regulations

for automobiles. The idea behind conducting a workshop in J&K is to address

the challenges and focus on making vehicles safe through the use of modern

technologies. Our motive is to train people towards safe driving practices. We

partnered with the state government in order to harness synergy, which would

go a long way in educating stakeholders on importance of regulatory

information and compliance, enforcement, education, training and vehicle

upkeep.”

The workshop's technical session highlighted Future Safety & Emission Regulations for Automobiles. The

Two Wheeler segment was addressed by Mr Harjeet Singh, Sr. Adviser, Hero MotoCorp, Passenger Car

segment and by Mr Sakathivelan S, Head Homologation, Mahindra & Mahinda Ltd. The Commercial

Vehicle Segment was addressed by Mr Chandan Kardile, General Manager - Powertrain and Mr Ranjit

Ballal, General Manager, Tata Motors Ltd.

Presentations by the speakers highlighted the automobile industry's achievements extended in the area

of emission and safety regulations and proudly announced that Indian Two Wheeler has reached

European Safety Standards and that, in the future, India would be ahead of other countries with regard to

Euro-VI norms compliance. All Indian 2-Wheelers will surpass UN-ECE Safety standards by 1st April, 2019

when ABS/CBS gets implemented and with 10 additional Safety Regulations over and above UN-ECE

standards.

Hence, with pride we say that India is making the safest two wheelers in the world. The second session

dwelt on Inspection and Certification System in India and usage of Intelligent Transport System and driver

training procedures.

At the workshop, a special panel discussion was held, which was moderated by Dr S P Vaid, Transport

Commissioner, Government of J&K along with eminent panellists, like for example, Mr Alok Kumar,

Inspector General of Police – Traffic J &K and other representatives from the Automobile Industry. A

fruitful discussion took place with the participation of all delegates on the steps to be taken by the industry

and the government towards improving safety on our roads.

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In light of the above, the Government of Uttar Pradesh states its commitment to bring significant

reduction in road accidents. The objective of this event was to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and

place the spotlight on the enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Legislation, awareness about road safety,

strengthen institutional arrangements, establish a road safety information database, ensure safe road

infrastructure, safer vehicles, safe drivers, improve road safety education and training and better

emergency medical assistance to road accident victims etc. apart from capacity building of the officers/

employees of the concerned Departments.

At this important event, SAFE made it presence and presented the status of Safety technologies in Indian

Automobiles.

The Government of Uttar Pradesh is highly concerned about the steep rise in the

number of road accidents, fatalities and injuries in recent years. The Government

recognised that the road accidents were caused by multiple factors involving

designing of roads, behaviour of road users and drivers of motor vehicles, hence

road safety demands holistic approach. For addressing these concerns,

Department of Transport, Government of Uttar Pradesh organized a state-level th

Road Safety Workshop on 18 December 2018 in Lucknow. Hon'ble Chief Minister

of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath graced the event.

Along similar lines, Jharkhand Transport Department, also organized Road Safety th

Seminar at Ranchi on 12 February 2019. SAFE supported the Transport

Department, Government of Jharkhand by sharing the knowledge on Bus Body

Building in India, Role of Driver Training Institutes (IDTR) and Road Safety Initiatives

by Indian Automobile Industry.

Uttar Pradesh

Jharkhand

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Conclave on Safety of School Children in School Bus nd

2 August 2018 at New Delhi

The First School Connect Conclave titled Aavekshan, `Enabling Safer Future' focussed on educating

schools on the use of GPS devices in school buses to ensure safety of school children as notified by Central

Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

The event saw participation from Ms. Neeti Sarkar, CEO & PD, NATRiP; Mr. Sutanu Behuria, Former

Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India, Mr. Naveen Soni, President, SAFE along with

representatives from SIAM, MoRTH, Government of India, Delhi Traffic Police and various schools from

Delhi NCR.

ndNew Delhi, 2 August, 2018: The First School Connect Conclave was organised to

ensure “Safety of School Children in School Bus” at New Delhi.

Commenting on the topic of safety, Mr. Naveen Soni,

President, SAFE said, “It is of utmost importance that the

automobile industry along with Government and Delhi Traffic

Police comes together to ensure safety of school children.

Our objective is to actively engage schools and thus educate

the students on various aspects of safety. GPS based vehicle

tracking devices are an integral part of any business. Schools

specially are switching to GPS systems in order to enhance

safety of children. Indian Automobile Manufacturers are

bringing all the safety measures for school buses and making

them user friendly. ”

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Speaking during the event, Ms. Neeti Sarkar, CEO & PD, NATRiP, Emphasized

that imparting training on GPS equipments to various stakeholders is

paramount. While technology may not be the solution but how we use

technology will reap benefits. NATRiP will be making training modules for GPS

maintenance system for the automobile technicians and will impart training at

NATRiP SIlchar training centre at Assam.

During the technical session, Mr. Shobhit Dixit, Senior Manager, Eicher Motors, talked about school bus

safety design and features. Mr. Virendra Singh Rathore, Technical Consultant (Road Safety and

Environment) MoRTH, GoI, gave a presentation on how the govt is working towards ensuring school bus

safety. The session also saw participation from Mr. Anil Chikara, MLO, Transport Department, Government

of NCT of Delhi. Representatives from schools also presented during the session. Indian Auto Company

shared valuable information on GPS systems in school buses.

At the panel discussions held during the conclave, participants highlighted the need for installing GPS

devices and on board cameras in all school buses and called for stricter implementation to ensure safer

transportation of school children. The event also aimed at building a consensus on the issue of school

children safety while they travel from home to school and back.

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Training of Enforcement officials

Training increased job satisfaction and morale among employees. It also help in employees motivation,

with increased efficiencies in processes, resulting in financial gain. It also help in improving capacity to

adopt new technologies and methods. With proper training and development, weaknesses of employees

could be turned into strengths.

To increase overall knowledge with new technologies and methods, SAFE along with Traffic Department th thorganised training workshop for Delhi Traffic Police officials in two batches i.e. 9 - 13 July 2018 and

th th16 - 20 July 2018 at New Delhi.

Training as defined by

Wayne Cascio

“training consists of

planned programs

undertaken to

improve employee

knowledge, skills,

attitude, and social

behavior so that the

performance of the

organization improves

considerably.”

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Interactive Workshop for Teachers

For upgrading

the knowledge

on road safety

issues and

concerns, SAFE

and Delhi Traffic

Police had

organised

interaction with

Road Safety

School Club

leaders.

School leaders/ teachers were called for an interactive session where teachers were given the latest

material on road safety and eminent speakers from police and industry were invitied to share the

information with teachers with the intention to further spread the awareness on road safety through

them to students, parents and drivers at large.

rd thSAFE and Traffic Police had initiated interactive workshop for teachers from 23 - 27 July 2018 at Punjabi

Bagh Traffic Training Park.

The objective of these training were to enhance the knowledge of all the participating representatives

from schools, as they will be playing the role of brand ambassadors for spreading the message of road

safety to 15 lakh students in 2000 schools in New Delhi.

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Seminar on Emerging Trends in Safety on Roadsth

5 February 2018 at New Delhi

Objective of the seminar was to strike the right chords with the use of latest automotive technology to

reduce road fatalities. Discussions progress towards the need for proper enforcement of rules and

regulations and awareness of drivers as well as masses. These are primarily needed to reap full benefits of

technology advancements for improving road safety.

As a part of the Road

Safety Week’s initiative,

SAFE with Ministry of

Road Transport and

Highways, Government

of India and Delhi

Traffic Police organized

a seminar on 'Emerging

Trends in Safety on

Roads'.

Mr Taj Hassan, Special Commissioner, Delhi Traffic Police pointed out that,

“Vehicle safety technology upgradation and awareness programs alone are not

bringing the desired results because of lack of self-discipline. Technology has

potential to solve enforcement problems and bring many changes- like

introduction of mobile numbers to connect users will help in getting rid of the

problem related to wrong address. We look forward to solve these issues and

also want industries to join hands in ensuring road safety in every possible way.

In his speech, Mr Abhay Damle, Joint Secretary, MoRTH, Govt. of India

congratulated SIAM for announcing 2019-2020 as National Road Safety Year.

He also mentioned that - “Even if drivers are not cautious enough, the vehicles

and road infrastructures have to assist in avoiding accidents. Technology

should take care of the safety features like airbag and seatbelts in cars, proper

sized helmets available with two wheelers, truck standards and regular fitness

maintenance regime as well as maintaining the black spots. But above all, to

make the technologies fruitful, all of us have to comply with the laws.”

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Explaining the road safety initiatives, Mr Prashant K Banerjee, Executive

Director (Technical), SIAM requested all stakeholders to join the mission of

SIAM NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY YEAR 2019-2020. He also stated, “As part of

Road safety initiative, SIAM members would take up multiple activities pan

India involving engineering, education, enforcement and accident data

analysis throughout the year.”

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There were also two brain storming

sessions which brought various interesting

suggestions and ideas, such as a system of

camera monitoring on driver's activity,

taking control of the driving situation and

safety features to reduce stress level of

drivers up for further deliberations.

Meanwhile the topic of role of inspections

and certification in bringing road safety

sparked debate and discussions about

awareness, all over again.

Two technical sessions were organized at the

seminar. The first was on 'Vehicular Safety

Standards' which talked about the safety

features on two wheelers, four wheelers and

commercial vehicles like dynamic steering,

automated manual transmission, telematics

system, safe cabin, cruise control, lane keeping

assist system features to equip drivers with more

control over human errors.

The second session on 'Auto Components Safety

Standards' highlighted the use of genuine parts,

using helmets of proper standards and

awareness of having proper lights on the vehicle

that help in avoiding accidents. It was also

discussed that proper infrastructure and

investments in this field, regularizing,

standardizing and digitizing the after-market of

spare parts will lead to reducing road fatality

only if the drivers and fellow citizens are aware.

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Health Care of Drivers

Poor eyesight could be putting almost half of India's truck drivers and other road users at risk on road.

Research over the past few decades has highlighted how eyesight is directly linked to driver safety and

performance. The overworked truck drivers are particularly vulnerable to safety issues, as their job comes

with many risks: prolonged sitting and driving, tight running schedules, reduced rest breaks, traffic

congestion, and the sedentary nature of the job, all of which can lead to physical, psychological and

behavioural problems.

SAFE – SIAM and TCI Foundation decided to

observe “Road Safety Week” in February 2019

at 17 locations of India through free eye camps,

HIV testing, physical health check up and Road

Safety Training for Commercial Vehicle Drivers.

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Eye Check-up CampsThe eye camps have helped to improve drivers' vision and confidence, enabling them to support their

families without compromising on safety. The drivers availed the benefits of free eye and health check-up

which included blood pressure and sugar test along with giving access to free medicines. In the

consultation with certified team of doctors, an eye testing and general health check-up camp was

organized for drivers for truck drivers to augment importance of road safety.

Sr.No Location Eye Test Distribution HIV Health Quiz Others/

Specs Testing Game Program Street Play

1 Allahabad 67 20 0 14 18 6

2 Kanpur 84 40 0 32 20 0

3 Pata 96 50 0 0 0 24

4 Bhilwara 144 57 20 35 35 50

5 Jaipur 56 30 9 12 14 0

6 Jalgaon 71 22 51 26 14 2

7 Satara 39 10 0 55 20 50

8 Kalamboli 79 23 17 0 0 50

9 Chandigarh 75 75 37 20 20 0

10 Ludhiana 98 64 116 83 0 0

11 Haridwar 71 25 70 88 10 0

12 Rudrapur 89 25 89 30 19 0

13 Kolkatta 114 20 8 43 26 0

14 Haldia 94 50 27 135 130 0

15 Hosur 94 0 30 47 0 30

16 Ravullapalam 42 0 8 15 0 232

17 Dobaspet 57 23 17 43 26 29

Awareness Activities

Many activities were organized to create awareness on road safety such as health games, quiz programs,

street plays and sensitization workshops. Pamphlets and leaflets were distributed among the target

group. Street plays were organized to sensitize the drivers at Transport Nagar. Interactive sessions and quiz

programs were organized to create awareness and to sensitized the drivers and allied populations.

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Eye Check Up with Sightsavers in April 2018and February 2019

On the occasion of th th29 -& 30

National Road Safety Week

several eye screening camps

were organized at various toll

locations identified by

Ministry, SAFE and

Sightsavers.

The objective of organising these camps were to

improve the eye health of drivers and built up their

confidence too.

Total number of camps conducted 13

Total people screened 716

People dispensed with spectacles 265

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TPU

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SAFE and sight saver tried to achieve the desired

outcome of eliminating avoidable blindness with

the help of hospital and NGO partners. The

partners helped in reaching out to the most

marginalised and catering the quality eye health

services for all. During Road Safety Week all

partners joined and contributed in making this

great initiative 'Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan

Raksha' by the MoRTH and SAFE a success.

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National Road Safety Week 2018 - 2019

The theme for 2018 & for 2019 Road Safety Week Campaign was “Sadak Suraksha – Jeevan Raksha”.

Road Safety Week is a national event aimed at raising public awareness about traffic rules and ultimately

to reduce casualties due to road accidents. Millions lose their lives and millions get injured in road

accidents; mainly, due to lack of awareness about traffic rules or conscious ingnorance. Therefore, to

make people more aware of the traffic rules and to persuade them to follow these rules while on road, the

Road Safety Week is observed every year. SAFE along with its members every year provides full support to

MoRTH in observing the National Road Safety Week. Various programs related to the road safety were

organised in many cities to edify people about road safety, driving rules and cautions by Automobile

Manufacturers.

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India observed the Road Safety Week every year. The previous two Road Safety Week Campaign were held

rd th from 23 - 29 April th th

2018 and 4 - 10February 2019.

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rd23 April 2018, National Road Safety Week was formally launched at Vigyan Bhawan by Hon'ble Minister

of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Mr Nitin Gadkari. The program was attended by more than

1500 stakeholders. At the inaugural program SAFE presented the case study of best practices adopted by

schools in spreading awareness on Road Safety.

th SAFE, along with MoRTH, organised a Workshop on Road and Vehicle Engineering on 24 April 2018 at

Vigyan Bhawan. Special emphasis was given to School Bus Safety. Mr Abhay Damle, Joint Secretary,

MoRTH discussed his concerned with the participants from school administration, school bus

manufacturers and NGOs.

SAFE – SIAM with ASSOCHAM, CII, FICCI, IRF and MoRTH participated in a Conclave organised especially

for Corporates on Road Safety on 26th April, 2018 at Main Auditorium, Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra,

Chanakyapuri. At the conclave, Hon'ble Minister urged that "Indian Corporate sector should encourage its

members to adopt safe driving practices to minimise road accidents”. He also urged India Inc to teach its

employees and their families to imbibe a culture of road safety and use their logistics and carriers to

propagate the message of road safety.

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Some of the other major activities undertaken during Road Safety Week were

Road Safety

Vehicle display at

GMR, Delhi

'Road Safety

Awareness

program for

Students and

drivers with GMR

at Delhi Airport

'Interactive session

with Commercial

Vehicle Drivers in

Burari

Health Check Up camp for Drivers in Ludhiana, Chandigarh Haridwar,

Rudrapur, Jaipur, Bhilwara, Allahbad,

Patna, Kanpur, Bhiwandi, Mumbai,

Andhra Pradesh, Hosur, Haldia and

Hoogly

Road Safety awareness drive for

Drivers in Ludhiana, Chandigarh

Haridwar, Rudrapur, Jaipur,

Bhilwara, Allahbad, Patna,

Kanpur, Bhiwandi, Mumbai,

Andhra Pradesh, Hosur, Haldia

and Hoogly, Vijatwada,

Pithampur, Ahmedabad, Indore,

Kolkata, Mohali and Delhi

Road Safety

awareness

drive for

Students with

Eicher in Delhi

Road Safety

Awareness Drive for

Drivers of BEST,

Commercial taxis, bus

& trucks in

Maharashtra

Road Safety awareness

drive for Students with

Eicher at Vjaywada,

Pithampur,

Ahmedabad, Indore,

Kolkata and Mohali

Road Safety

Awareness Drive for

Drivers of BEST,

Commercial taxis,

bus & trucks in

Maharashtra

Road Safety

Awareness

Drive for

Students in

Hyderabad and

Pondicherry

Road Safety

Workshop for

Students of

JIET and Road

Safety Cycle

Rally for Road

Safety in

Cuttack,

Odisha

Road Safety

Workshop

for School &

College

Students in

Tripura

Refresher

Workshop for

HMV Drivers in

Balasore,

Odisha

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National Road Safety Week 2018 Programs by SAFE Members and Associate Partners

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thOn the occasion of 150 Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the inauguration of National Road Safety

Week was orgnaised at Rajghat, New Delhi Where, Hon'ble Minister for External Affairs Ms Sushma Swaraj

along with Mr Nitin Gadkari, Hon'ble Minister of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways flagged off the

event. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways launched the SIAM – SAFE brochure on National Road Safety

Year 2019 -2020. A Motor Rally was flagged off by all senior representatives on the same day. The rally

started from Delhi and ended in Myanmar. The Motor Rally was supported by Mahindra & Mahindra and

Kanishka Sports.

th30 National Road Safety Week

th th4 - 10 February 2019

SIAM in association with Delhi Traffic Police also organised an awareness road safety Walkathon at India

Gate as a part of this initiative. This walkathon was flagged off by Special Commissioner of Police Mr Taj

Hasan from India Gate, New Delhi. More than 1200 participants from schools, NGOs, NCC and other

stakeholders joined the awareness walkathon.

Addressing an event in the national capital, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister

for Road Transport & Highways said that “We are connecting the nation

through tunnels, bridges, roads and highways, but our main target is to bring

down the death count happening because of road accidents. Approx 1.5 lakh

people die in nearly 5 lakh road accidents every year in India. Around 48% of

these fatalities happen to be in the age bracket between 18 and 35years. We

aim to drastically cut down the figures and change this scenario. We are taking

various initiatives including awareness campaigns like this, identifying black

spots of accidents and seeking people's co-operation. I would appeal to

everyone to participate in this road safety initiative.”

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thSAFE kick-started the Road Safety Week campaign from India Gate on 4 of February 2019 .

The National Road Safety week’s itinerary includes

Road Safety Driver Training

Health & Eye Check-up Camps for Drivers at 20 Truckers Hub in India,

Road Safety workshop in different states for students and customers

States Programs e.g. New Delhi, Maharashtra Tripura, Orissa, Pondicherry, Rajasthan,

Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and many more.

Interactive session with Drivers in BurariInteractive session with Taxi/ Commercial

Vehicles at Loni

Three-wheeler driver training at Burari Road Safety chain program supported

by MoRTH

School bus driver training program at Burari and Loni

Various other Attractions at the Event

Road Safety Week is a starting platform for all to comprehend the preciousness of life and make people

understand what could be done to save lives on the road. Road Safety is a necessity for each one of us.

Even if we don't get directly involved in the road safety campaigns, we can still contribute by taking

necessary cautions and adhering to traffic rules. Only you can save your life as well as the life of others if

you behave responsibly on roads and follow the rules and regulations.

On this occasion, Mr. Sugato Sen, Deputy Director General, SIAM said, ''There

have been several measures taken to bring down the rate of road fatalities in

India but yet, there has been not much of improvement. In order to change the

bleak picture of road safety in our country, we aim to identify the steps and areas

which are really helping in bringing down the number of road fatalities and

concentrate on those. SIAM along with its members would be observing 2019-

2020 as National Road Safety Year and will try to bring some best practices which

can bring down the fatalities rate on our roads.”

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SAFE secretariat participation / interaction during 2018 - 2019

Regular Interaction with Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Projects with Delhi Traffic Police

Interaction with Chandigarh Traffic Police

Launch of NATRiP GPS Technician Training Module at Silchar, Assam

Transport Department, Jammu & Kashmir

Transport Department, Government of Maharashtra

Transport Department, Government of Punjab

Transport Department, Government of Tripura

Transport Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Delhi Traffic Police Road Safety Awareness Activities across Delhi

Participation in Road Safety Education program for School students by Toyota at IIT, Delhi

Participation in Final Prize distribution for Road Safety School Initiative by Toyota

Participated at Traffic Infra Tech, Mumbai

Participation in IMMA Road Safety Working Group meetings

Participation in WP1 meetings

Exchange of Information and Best Practices with National Bodies

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SAFE Leaders

Office Bearers

Member Represented Name

ARAI Mrs. Rashmi Urdhwareshe

CIRT Capt. R. B. S. Patil

IIP Dr. Anjan Ray

Suraksha Mrs. Usha Seshasayee

SIAM Mr Vishnu Mathur

SAFE Past President Mr I. V. Rao

SAFE Past President Mr Harjeet Singh

Honorary Members nominated from Affiliate Organizations

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. Mr Naveen Soni (President)

Bajaj Auto Ltd. Mr Anupam Shrivastava (Vice President)

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Mr Mahesh Rajoria (Treasurer)

Ashok Leyland Ltd. Dr N. Saravanan

Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Mr Harjeet Singh

Tata Motors Ltd. Mr Arvind Bodhankar

SML Isuzu Mr Naval K Sharma

Mahindra & Mahindra Dr Venkat Srinivas

Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd. Mr Pankaj Gupta

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Ashok Leyland Limited LML Limited

Bajaj Auto Limited Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Private Limited Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

Central TVS Mercedes Benz India Private Limited

Force Motors Limited Simpson & Co. Limited

Eicher Motors Limited Skoda Auto India Private Limited

General Motors India Private Limited SML Isuzu Limited

Greaves Cotton Limited Tata Motors Limited

Hindustan Motors Limited Toyota Kirloskar Motor Limited

Hero MotoCorp Limited TVS Motor Company Limited

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited Volvo Buses India Private Limited

Isuzu Motors India Private Limited Volkswagen India Private Limited

SAFE Ordinary Members

Year President Vice President Treasurer

1999-2000 Mr. R. Ramakrishnan Dr. K. Kumar Mr. Harjeet Singh

2000-2001 Mr. R. Ramakrishnan Dr. K. Kumar Mr. Harjeet Singh

2001-2002 Mr. M. N. Muralikrishna Mr. R. K. Ghosh Mr. Harjeet Singh

2002-2003 Mr. M. N. Muralikrishna Mr. R. K. Ghosh Mr. Harjeet Singh

2003-2004 Mr. N. V. Iyer Mr. Harjeet Singh Mr. S. Purushothaman

2004-2005 Mr. K. N. Krishnamurthy Mr. Harjeet Singh Mr. S. Purushothaman

2005-2006 Mr. K. N. Krishnamurthy Mr. Harjeet Singh Mr. R. M. Kapoor

2006-2007 Mr. R. Devarajan Mr. Harjeet Singh Mr. I. V. Rao

2007-2008 Mr. R. Devarajan Mr. Harjeet Singh Mr. I. V. Rao

2008-2009 Mr. Harjeet Singh Mr. I. V. Rao Mr. S. V. Suderson

2009-2010 Mr. Harjeet Singh Mr. I. V. Rao Mr. S. V. Suderson

2010-2011 Mr. I. V. Rao Mr. S. V. Sunderson Mr. V. M. Manel

2011-2012 Mr. I. V. Rao Mr. S. V. Sunderson Dr. Venkat Srinivas

2012-2013 Mr. S. V. Suderson Dr. Venkat Srinivas Mr. Anupam Shrivastava

2013-2014 Mr. S. V. Suderson Dr. Venkat Srinivas Mr. Anupam Shrivastava

2014-2015 Dr. N Saravanan Mr. P K Banerjee Mr. Anupam Shrivastava

2015-2016 Dr. N Saravanan Mr. Naveen Soni Mr. Anupam Shrivastava

2016-2017 Dr. N Saravanan Mr. Naveen Soni Mr. Anupam Shrivastava

2017-2018 Mr. Naveen Soni Mr. Anupam Shrivastava Mr. Mahesh Rajoria

2018-2019 Mr. Naveen Soni Mr. Anupam Shrivastava Mr. Mahesh Rajoria

Past Presidents

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