As part of the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative, a new nationwide programme has been launched to raise public awarenessand improve attitudes toward road safety, with the goal of reducing the rising number of daily road accidents.
Two awareness events under the theme ‘Clean Steps – Safe Roads – Be United for Road Safety’ were held on Wednesday (June 26) at the Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium of the University of Ruhuna and Matara Beach Park.
In collaboration with the Sri Lanka Police, a road safety demonstration took place near Matara Beach Park at 8:00 a.m., drawing the participation of approximately 1,300 students from schools in the Matara educational zone.
The campaign is aimed at instilling road discipline among schoolchildren from an early age, nurturing their development into responsible and law-abiding citizens. It also seeks to strengthen school road safety clubs, while educating students on traffic laws, accident prevention, and responsible road use.
The programme reflects the Government’s broader effort to promote public safety and civic responsibility under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ umbrella, extending its reach beyond environmental concerns to include essential aspects of everyday life such as road safety.
