A Panel Discussion on How can youth aid the Government in making Indian Roads Safer was held on 27 February for the student community. The organizers of this event were renowned IITians – spreading the importance of Road Safety across the country under the initiative The Indian Road Safety Campaign (IRSC). Prof. P J Narayanan, IIITH Director welcomed the guests which was followed by a special address by Sri Sandeep Shandilya, ADG – Railways and Road Safety, Telangana Police.
The panelists were:
- Sri Anil Kumar IPS, Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Hyderabad
- Dr. Srinivas Puppala, Deputy Transport Commissioner, Govt of Telangana
- Prof. T Papi Reddy, Chairman, Telangana State Council of Higher Education, Govt of Telangana
- Prof.V Venkata Ramana, Vice Chairman, State Council of Higher Education, Govt of Telangana
- Dr. Digvijay S Pawar, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad
- Prof. K S Rajan, Associate Professor, IIIT Hyderabad
- Dr. Anil Kumar Vuppala, NSS Programme Coordinator, IIIT Hyderabad
- Prof. Pradeep Kumar Ramancharla, Registrar, IIIT Hyderabad
The panel discussion was followed by an interactive session with the audience and a vote of thanks by Mr Deepanshu Gupta, Vice President, IRSC.