Written by: Saisha Pudasaini - 2021015, Grade X
Posted on: 17 March, 2020
As a field visit on November 11th, Monday, the students of grade X were taken to Metropolitan Traffic Police Division, Putalisadak.
Our short yet informative trip began with our departure from school at 10:00 AM and we reached there within 20 minutes. It started from the control room where we saw CCTV footage of some main roads of 3 districts; Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur and ended at the conference room where we were shown several videos clips on road accidents, among which some were real incidents and some were filmed. Some officers along with three volunteers guided us throughout the visit. We learned about making a call at 103 if some road accidents occurred or an emergency took place. We were also given basic ideas about how traffic police communicate with each other during any road incident. The 100 CCTV in the control room which took in charge of 3 districts was controlled and observed by 6 officers. I was stunned to know that 10 accidents occur on a daily basis inside the valley only. If people are unaware or they neglect the basic traffic rules, like using the zebra crossing, overhead bridges to cross the road and using a helmet while riding in two-wheelers and so on, they are the ones who will be facing the consequences.
I felt good to know and see officers put efforts to aware the young minds and could help in the management of traffic in Nepal.
