All India Transporters Welfare Association (AITWA) and National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Ltd. (NICDC) have jointly organized an awareness program on COVID-19 at India’s largest sea Port, JNPT.
The program was specially for truck drivers, who we call ‘Highway Heroes’, under the Prime Minister’s ongoing campaign “JAB TAK DAVAI NAHI TAB TAK DHELAI NAHI.
Surajit Sarkar of NICDC New Delhi was personally present for the event along with Mahendra Arya, National President, AITWA, Ashok Goyal, Vice President, AITWA, and J.K. Gupta, President – Bombay Goods Transport Association (BGTA). Officers from JNPT distributed to the truck drivers, kits containing quality N95 masks, hand sanitizers and literature in multi-language to spread awareness about importance to continue the safety measures during the pandemic till the vaccine is rolled out to all.
AITWA has been actively taking up such initiatives throughout the pandemic. With the recent association with NICDC, the efforts are now focused on different ports of India. The truck drivers barely have time to listen to news or understand the gravity of the virus. Such awareness camps will help in reducing the spread as the truck drivers keep moving from state to state. Some of the previous activities undertaken by AITWA for the Highway Heroes include sanitization of trucks during the April to June period and food and water distribution, with active support and contribution from corporates such as CEAT, Eicher and RPG Foundation.