1st Webinar on “Road Safety Engineering & Challenges”
OnlineThe first Webinar of the Webinar Series, which was flagged off on 9th February 2021 was organised to commence during the Annual Road Safety Month 2021 and most appropriately was graced by the Hon’ble Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSME, Mr. Nitin Gadkari as the Chief Guest. At the outset, Dr. S. Gangopadhyay, Chairman, IRF-IC introduced the Webinar Series and Welcomed the Chief Guest. The Hon’ble Minister inaugurated the Webinar series as also the first Webinar on “Road Safety Engineering & Challenges” on 9th February 2021. Mr. K.K. Kapila, President (Emeritus), IRF Geneva gave the Keynote Address. The Technical Sessions on the following subjects were moderated by Dr. S. Gangopadhyay, Chairman, IRF-IC. Prof. P.K. Sikdar, President, ICT Pvt. Ltd. (Topic : Road Safety Scenario & Challenges in India) Dr. K. Ravinder, Sr. Principal Scientist & Head of Transportation Planning & Environment Division, CSIR-CRRI (Topic : Road Safety Audit & Inspection – A Pro-Active Measure) Dr. Sewa Ram, Professor & Head – Transport Planning, SPA (Topic : Planning & Design of Safe and Forgiving Roads) Recording of First Webinar held on “Road Safety Engineering & Challenges”
2nd Webinar on “Road Safety Engineering for Improved Safety”
OnlineIRF India Chapter organized the 2nd Webinar titled "Road Safety Engineering for Improved Safety" on 12th March 2021 from 16:30 – 19:00 Hrs. The Chief Guest at the Webinar was Mr. I.K. Pandey, Director General (Road Development) and Special Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. Welcoming and introducing the Chief Guest at the Webinar, Mr. K.K. Kapila, President (Emeritus), IRF Geneva made his Introductory remarks. Prof. P.K. Sikdar was the Moderator of the webinar, which featured three eminent Speakers as follows:- 1. Prof. Satish Chandra, Director, CSIR-CRRI (Topic : Understanding Traffic Flow for Managing Road Safety) 2. Prof. G.J. Joshi, Professor, Transportation Engineering & Planning, Civil Engineering Department, SVNIT Surat (Topic : Intersection Design & Operation for Road Safety) 3. Dr. Ammu Gopalakrishnan, Transportation Safety Division, 3M India Ltd. (Topic : Design & Provision of Signs and Markings for Road Safety)