Patiala:- Under the leadership of PRTC Chairman Advocate Harpal Juneja, efforts are being made by the employees to provide better facilities to the public. Shri Kaka Ram Verma, a retired training supervisor from the Red Cross, provided information to drivers, conductors, and technical staff from various depots of Punjab at the training school regarding humility, tolerance, patience, peace, safety, and assisting victims during emergencies.
He raised awareness about traffic safety, first aid, fire safety, and methods to prevent and extinguish fires. Information was also shared regarding avoiding heatwaves, heat, sunstroke, cholera, dehydration, shock, cancer, jaundice, drugs, fast food, junk food, and cold drinks. He stressed the importance of following rules, laws, principles, and duties for maintaining personal health and well-being, and provided information about alkaline food and water. Expressing concern over the rising loss of life and property in the country, he said that by educating people, we can build a healthy, safe, and prosperous society. If such information were provided to people in childhood, they would surely make efforts during accidents. He also demonstrated the use of fire extinguishers kept in buses.
Inspector Jaspal Singh expressed gratitude to the senior officials and said that staff members, students, and citizens should always strive to reduce accidents and save precious lives. Through the information provided by Shri Kaka Ram Verma, the employees are now better equipped to assist victims during emergencies.