
Student volunteers to assist Coimbatore City Police in traffic regulation
The Hindu
Initiative launched in view of the rush in market areas ahead of Deepavali
Coimbatore City Police will engage student volunteers from city colleges in traffic regulation and road safety awareness in association with people’s initiative ‘Uyir’.
Senior police officers said that student volunteers attached to ‘Uyir Clubs’ in city colleges will assist the police personnel in traffic management in crowded areas and main junctions in the city from Thursday.
The volunteers will work in two shifts -- from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- in Town Hall areas and Gandhipuram.

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