IRF India Chapter organised the 4th Webinar titled “Road Safety Management and Action Plan” on 18th May 2021 from 16:30 – 19:00 Hrs. At the outset, Mr. K.K. Kapila,  President (Emeritus), IRF Geneva introduced the Webinar.  The Webinar was moderated by Dr. Shomik Raj Mehndiratta, Practice Manager, Transport – South Asia, The World Bank and had four eminent Speakers as follows:- The Guest Speaker at the Webinar was Mr. R.K. Pandey, Member (Projects), National Highways Authority of India. Welcoming and introducing the guest speaker at the Webinar, Dr. S. Gangopadhyay, Chairman, IRF India Chapter made his Introductory remarks. 1. Mr.Kailash C. Tiwari, Consultant, Australia (Topic : Safe System Approach and Global Performance Targets) 2. Mr. Krishnan Srinivasan, Sr. Road Safety Consultant, The World Bank (Topic: Development of Capacity for Road Safety Management) 3. Dr. S.M. Sarin, Former Scientist-G, CRRI (Topic : Traffic Calming Measures for Enhancing Safety) 4. Mr. Tony Mathew, Principal Transport Specialist, TRL and Dr. John Fletcher, Principal Consultant, TRL, UK (Topic: Systematic Approach for Maximising Road Safety Benefits) Recording of Fourth Webinar held on subject “Road Safety Management and Action Plan”

IRF India Chapter organised the 5th Webinar in the series. The Webinar titled “Engineering Measures & Funding for Road Safety” was held on 1st June 2021 from 16:30 – 18:45 Hrs. At the outset,Dr. S. Gangopadhyay, Chairman, IRF-IC welcomed the participants at the Webinar. He set the context of the webinar and also briefed the participants about the forthcoming Webinars. Mr. K.K. Kapila, President (Emeritus), IRF Geneva gave the Keynote Address and introduced the Webinar. He also briefed the participants about the road safety initiatives of IRF-IC, details of which have been uploaded on IRF-IC website. He invited participants and Corporates to generously contribute towards this road safety initiative. The Webinar was moderated by Mr. Bill Halkias, President, IRF Geneva and had four eminent Speakers. Video conveying the message of Mr. Jean Todt, United Nations Secretary General‘s Special Envoy for Road Safety and President, FIA. Dr. S. Gangopadhyay spoke a few words about Mr. Jean Todt. He thereafter welcomed and introduced the Moderator of the Webinar, Mr. Bill Halkias, President, IRF Geneva. Mr. Bill Halkias shared his insights on road safety to the participants and welcomed and introduced the Speakers. 1. Mr.Rob Mclnerney, CEO, iRAP (Topic : Adopting iRAP Star Rating for Global Targets) 2. Mr.Konstatinos Papandreou, CEO & M.D., Olympia Odos Operations SA (Topic : Management of Safety in Construction & Maintenance Works) 3.Mr.Shailesh Pathak, Head-Special Initiative Development Projects, L&T Ltd. (Topic : Financing Options for Consistent and Continued Interventions) 4. Dr. H.K. Reddy, CEO, Cube Highways and Transportation Assets Advisors (P) Ltd. (Topic :Mechanisms for Ensuring Safety in Toll Roads) Recording of Fifth Webinar held on subject "Engineering Measures & Funding for Road Safety" Questions & Answers Speaker : Mr. Kostas Papandreou Topic : Management of Safety in Construction & Maintenance Works Speaker : Dr. H.K. Reddy Topic :Mechanisms for Ensuring Safety in Toll Roads Speaker : Mr.Rob Mclnerney Topic: Adopting iRAP Star Rating for Global Targets Speaker: Mr.Shailesh Pathak Topic: Financing Options for Consistent and Continued Interventions