DOHA: The Ministry of Interior announced yesterday that it was participating in the National Day celebrations at Darb Al Saai through its various departments.
Among these departments, General Directorate of Traffic and Civil Defence have launched their activities in Darb Al Saai. The Director General of Traffic Brig Muhammad Saad Al Kharji opened the Traffic Village in Madina Khalifa Traffic Department. The opening ceremony was attended by Qatar’s racing hero Nasser bin Saleh Al Attiyah, Taiseer Abdullah and Social Responsibility Director of Qatar Shell Muhammad Abu Jabara. The Director General of the Traffic said that the traffic village is prepared mainly to make the growing generation and children aware of roads and traffic rules. Many infotainment activities are arranged in the venue for the children to enjoy and learn through games.
Nasser bin Saleh Al Attiyah said that the initiative launched by the Traffic Department was exemplary as it would help a lot to raise the traffic awareness among the children. More than 1,500 students from 60 schools have already visited the village within two days from the launching.
The head of Traffic Awareness Section Capt Riyadh Ahmad said that the main objective of the participation of Traffic department in the event is to inculcate the culture of safe traffic among the youth and the children.
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