Ola Powers the First Ever 'National Workshop on Road Safety'

for the recently concluded 'National Workshop on Road safety'. This first-of-its-kind event was hosted by the State Government in coordination with the World Bank and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Government of India) on August 19th and 20th in the city. The two-day workshop which was inaugurated by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu witnessed eminent speakers from across the world speaking on road safety related issues. Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon'ble Union Minister, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping; Shri Sanjay Mitra, Secretary, Road Transport & Highways, GoI; Shri Sidda Raghava Rao, Minister - Road Transport, AP and Shri Younis Khan, Minister Road Transport Rajasthan & Chairman - Group of Ministers working on Road Safety Program also attended the event. The team from World Bank and the representatives of US, Australia and New Zealand Police were also present at the workshop.

Speaking on the partnership, Ravi Teja, Business Head - South, Ola said, "As India's leading mobility platform, we have always attached great importance to road safety, through regular training for our driver partners and on-ground initiatives aimed at creating public awareness. During the event, Hon'ble Union Minister, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Shri Nitin Gadkari announced that his ministry would be setting up driving training centres across India.
Ola will extend full support to the government in every aspect of this skill development program." He further added, "We are honoured to be working with the Govt. Of Andhra Pradesh and be a part of this progressive initiative that addresses road safety at a national level. As part of our MoU with state Govt., we will continue to support the government in such initiatives while strengthening the existing transportation system in the state.