Under this initiative, around 300 master trainers will be trained to train 30,000 local people living or working in eateries and various commercial establishments located near accident-prone locations.
Recently, the Odisha government has launched the first road safety initiative called Rakshak to train the first responders of road accidents. Under this initiative, around 300 master trainers will be trained to train 30,000 local people living or working in eateries and various commercial establishments located near accident-prone locations.
These 30,000 volunteers will be trained as first responders to road accidents. They will be equipped to provide first aid and pre-hospital trauma care to the accident victims immediately after the accident.
Odisha government launches road safety initiative named ‘Rakshak’- Read In Hindi
The ‘Rakshak’ initiative has been organized by the Department of Commerce and Transport in association with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Jussamenerbeit (GIZ) and the Indian Red Cross Society Odisha State Branch. Under which the state government will train volunteers in roadside communities such as eateries, small repair shops, gas stations and police officers as first responders for road accident victims.
The training program will be conducted in two phases-
In the first phase, 300 master trainers will be trained by experts from the Automotive Skill Development Council (ASDC) at ten locations: Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Sambalpur, Balasore, Koraput, Phulbani, Sundergarh, Keonjhar and Bhawanipatna.
In the second phase, 300 master trainers will visit accident-prone areas in all districts and train local people to help road accident victims. First responders will educate and inform the public about road safety precautions and Good Samaritan law.
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