Girl students to get passport with graduation degree: CM
Tribune News Service
Karnal, July 11
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said girl students would get passport on the completion of their graduation degree and the whole process would be completed in the college. He also said learner’s licences would be given to students to make them aware about traffic rules.
While launching the “Har Sar Helmet” campaign from Dr Mangal Sen auditorium here, the CM handed over learner’s licence and helmet to several youths. Khattar also lauded the initiative of Karnal MP Sanjay Bhatia and Studds, a helmet company, for initiating the programme to make the youth aware about traffic rules. He said it was a non-political programme, but had long lasting results. He said wearing a helmet could contribute in reducing the number of deaths in accidents.
Khattar said, “Around 1,300 accidents take place in the country daily. A majority of the victims without helmet succumb to their injuries.” He said 13 person die daily in accidents in Haryana.
Citing a study, Khattar said 80 per cent of the casualties could be prevented if the riders wear helmet. the CM asked youths to wear a helmet considering it their duty and not compulsion.
He said around 1,000 youths in the Assembly constituency of Karnal would get learner’s licence with helmet under the campaign. The CM also inaugurated a mural of astronaut Kalpana Chawla on the wall of the auditorium and a RT-PCR lab for Covid patients for Gurugram from Karnal PWD Rest House through videoconferencing.
‘Har Sar Helmet’
As many as 1,000 youths in Karnal constituency will get a learner’s licence with helmet under the ‘Har Sar Helmet’ campaign
