------------------------------------------------------------------ Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends.Help others be better informed -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN to observe Consumers Road Safety Fortnight ---------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN is observing a Consumers Road Safety Fortnight from 3rd to16th November to create awareness among the Consumers on linkages of Road Safety issues and the Consumer Protection Act as part of its ongoing Campaign on Road Safety & Traffic Management. The fortnight long program is being organised with a view to create Awareness, record Complaints and book violations on issues of Road Safety and Traffic Management keeping in mind the Rights & Responsibilities of the Consumer.
During the fortnight GOACAN alongwith the village based Consumer Forums is organising a series of awareness actions in both Districts to highlight the rules of the road, unsafe driving practices, non use of helmets & seat belts, lack of maintenance of speed breakers & rumbler strips and the need for Comfortable, Affordable and Safe travel by public transport The Forum volunteers will also move resolutions at their respective village Gram Sabhas on road safety issues, for the listing and maintenance of speed breakers, rumbler strips and speed limit signages and the need for a Road Engineering Cell (REC) within the Public Works Department (PWD) and the formation of a Road Safety & Traffic Management Committee at the level of the Village Panchayat and Municipal Council. The Forum volunteers will promote the use of the Complaint Boxes of the Consumer Welfare Clubs (CWC) for student commuters in High Schools, HSS and Colleges to report unsafe practices by public transport vehicles, non issue of tickets, harassment by conductors and denial of 50% bus concession. During the fortnight GOACAN will hold meetings with senior officers of the Directorate of Transport and Traffic Police on citizens involvement in Road Safety & Traffic Management besides addressing the problems faced by consumers with regards to public transport and the bus fare hike with the respective District Collectors. The Forum volunteers will also caution village Panchayats about granting licences to mega housing projects when the concerned village does not have the necessary road infrastructure and will highlight the directions of the Chief Minister followed by instructions of the Chief Town Planner in this regard GOACAN will also pursue with the Government appointed Task Force for formulating the Transport & Traffic Policy for Goa to deliberate issues related to the Regional Plan for 2021. As a followup to the Awareness fortnight the Consumer Forum volunteers will make preparations for peoples participation in the observation of the forthcoming National Road Safety Week in January 2009. ------------------------------------------------------------ GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK ----------------------------------------------------------- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa ----------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------
