Over 400 farmers attend road safety awareness camp

As part of the Road Safety Week celebrations, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) organised safety awareness and training camps at Nahar Sugar Mill, Amloh, and at Budhewal Sugar Mill, near Kohara. The initiative, benefiting over 400 farmers, aimed at promoting road safety and enhancing awareness about safe agricultural machinery practices.

Led by PAU scientists NK Chhuneja and Shiv Kumar Lohan, the programme focused on reducing accidents and ensuring the well-being of farmers. Dr Chhuneja emphasised the importance of slow-moving vehicle emblems (SMVEs), roll-over protective structures (ROPS) on tractors, proper braking systems on tractor-trailers, and the use of rear lights on trolleys for improved visibility.

Dr Lohan highlighted the significance of safety gadgets for farm machinery, such as threshers and chaff cutters, stressing the need for safety devices to prevent operational accidents.

To reinforce these safety practices, SMVEs, reflective tapes, and LED lights were retrofitted on more than 350 tractor-trolleys used to transport sugarcane to the mills during the peak harvesting season (December-March).