Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is all set to launch the National Road Safety Week today with a host of initiatives planned for generating awareness and sensitizing people about safe road usage.
In an event at Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Rajghat, New Delhi, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will flag off a motor car rally to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The rally will travel through places historically associated with Gandhiji, both in India, as well as in Bangladesh and Myanmar. It will conclude at Yangon in Myanmar on the 24th of this month, covering a total distance of 7250 km.
