Thanjavur district collector R. Revathi flagged off a vehicle on Thursday to promote an accident-free Deepavali. The vehicle will travel through Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, and Pattukottai to show videos on safety and green crackers. The collector urged people to follow Supreme Court guidelines and celebrate a pollution-free festival for everyone’s safety.
THANJAVUR: Thanjavur district collector R. Revathi flagged off the vehicle to create awareness about accident-free Deepavali from the collectorate here on Thursday.
The vehicle will feature videos highlighting the need to protect the environment by bursting green and low-decibel crackers, methods to follow to avoid accidents and how to provide first aid and treatment in case of burns.
The collector appealed to people to celebrate a pollution-free, environment-friendly Deepavali by following Supreme court guidelines like bursting crackers from 6 a.m.to 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.to 8 p.m.in the evening on Deepavali day.
The vehicle will create awareness about accident free Deepavali in Thanjavur, Kumbakonam and Pattukottai areas.