Hyderabad|India|June'2009: Society for Automobile Fitness & Environment (SAFE) – an initiative from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), in association with the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways is going to have its Annual Convention at Hotel Marriott in Hyderabad on June 17th, 2009. The theme for this year’s annual convention would be ‘Safety through enforcement and inspection & certification.”

This day long convention will have dignitaries from the Government of India, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Traffic Police Department and industry bodies from India, Japan, Netherlands, Germany, Philippines and Geneva to share their expertise in the area of Enforcement and Inspection & Certification system. There will also be a display of information on latest technologies in the area of Road Safety and Inspection & Certification system for the participants.

Mr. Dilip Chenoy, Director General, SIAM said, “We, at SIAM-SAFE, have always been concerned about road safety and environment protection. At this stage, alongside the development of road infrastructure, we need to create a mass awareness about the road safety measures and inculcate the environment friendly actions. I am thankful to the authorities and our associates who have been supportive enough in carrying out our activities.”

Mr. Harjeet Singh, President-SAFE and Associate Vice President, Hero Honda said, “Our aim is to bring down the road hazards and fatality rate to zero level. In spite of increasing road traffic, the continuous improvements in vehicle passive and active safety features have resulted in an impressive decline in road casualties. We can achieve further reductions through an integrated approach only.”

There would be three sessions in the convention that would deal with Safety and Best Practices in Traffic Enforcement System which would be summarised in a panel discussion at the closure of the event. The event is expected to register a significant footfall with special interest from representatives of the Ministries, Transport, Police, Environment, Auto Components and Automobile Manufacturers, Academicians, Students NGOs and others working for improvement of Environment and Road Safety.
 

Reachout's News Bureau
 June' 2009