Mangaluru : The 68th Republic Day was celebrated in all its solemnity and grandeur at Vikas PU college on 26th January, 2017.On this occasion the chief guest Sri. Joe Gonsalves, chief traffic warden aged 96 years was felicitated for his selfless service rendered for the traffic regulation of Mangalore city.
Addressing the student gathering present Gonsalves tried to create an awareness amongst them about the traffic rules stating. “All citizens should have control on the speed of their vehicle. The thorough knowledge of traffic rules/regulations, traffic signs and marking are very essential for the drivers and road users. Being in service each and every one can render your service to nation can voluntarily help the traffic police.”
Guest of Honour Sri. Roshan Patrao , traffic Warden in his address mentioned: “In India the vehicles are more but the roads are not proper. However in foreign countries despite more vehicles there is a control on traffic . We should have disciplined traffic rules which will have a control on the traffic. The proper knowledge of these rules can reduce the number of accidents, blocks and thus can establish a healthy and organized traffic system in our country”.
Sri Krishna J Palemar , chairman of Vikas Education trust, on the occasion noted that all should understand their roles and responsibilities and act according to their responsibilities. He pointed out that the students should feel proud to be ‘Indians’ and being the citizen of world’s largest Democratic country, all should render service to the country. He also added that, it is our responsibility to honour true patriots like Joe Gonsalves who has rendered service to the nation by controlling the traffic and creating awareness among the younger generation.
A PPT presentation “About life saving program” was delivered by Sri.Bhujanga Shetty ,traffic warden.
Director of Vikas Edu solutions Dr. Ananth Prabhu added “In many schools, moral science classes are compulsory. But PU Colleges do not have these classes in their syllabus. It is quintessential for students in their adolescence to be made aware about ethics, morals and rules they need to abide because in this age, there is more tendency to go in the wrong path. At Vikas, we regularly engage ‘Ethical Considerations’ classes for first year and second year PU students. In the part 2 of this book, there is an exclusive chapter about ‘Civic sense and traffic rules’. Also, part 1 of this book has a chapter on ‘Patriotism’. Since the traffic rules are updated regularly, even after getting the license, it is the responsibility of the license holder to regularly update oneself about the traffic rules”.
Trustee Sri J Koragappa, Principal Sri. T Rajaram Rao and Sri . Mohammad , traffic warden were present on the dais. The students also voiced their opinion about the significance of the Republic day.
Mrs. Deepika Shetty was the master of ceremony.
