Srinagar, May 15 -- The five day workshop on 'Driving towards road safety, road safety practices in India' began on Tuesday at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. Institute's Director, Prof. A Ravinder Nath is the Chief Patron, Head Civil Engineering Department Prof. J.A Bhat as Patron, Dean Academic Affairs, Prof. Mohammad Shafi Mir as Chairman of the workshop.

Dr. Jitendra Gurjar (NSS Coordinator) and Dr. Abdullah Ahmad are the convenors, while as Dr. Vivek, Dr. RP Shukla and Dr. Janani L are the Coordinators of the workshop. The session was also attended by Prof.Bashir Ahmed Mir and other dignitaries.

In his inaugural speech, DAA Prof. Mohammad Shafi Mir said road accidents have become a major concern in the society and ...