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| SSN Institutions launches "Road
to Lead - Drive Safely" awareness campaign - In association
with Chennai City Traffic Police |
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Chennai, 24th February, 2009: SSN
Institutions, an initiative of Dr. Shiv Nadar, Founder, HCL
Group, in association with Chennai City Traffic Police,
today inaugurated a "Road to Lead- Drive Safely" awareness
campaign. Mr. Sunil Kumar, IPS Additional Commissioner of
Police Traffic along with Ms. Kala Vijaykumar, President,
SSN Institutions, Dr. S. Salivahanan, Principal, SSN College
of Engineering Dr.B.Srinivasan, Director, SSN SoMCA and Dr
K. Kasthuri, Dean, SSN College of Engineering, flagged off
the awareness drive at the Tidel Park Junction.
The "Road To Lead - Drive Safely" programme will have around
550 SSN students participating over the span of three-days
from February 24th to 26th, 2009, to educate the public on
road safety.
A team of 12 students will act as traffic wardens in the
major junctions starting from the Madhya Kailash junction to
Sholinganallur. The junctions include Tidel Park, toll gate
and SRP tools, in the Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR) from 9.00 -
11.00 a.m. Across these key junctions SSN students will also
hold signboards and distribute pamphlets, carrying
road-safety messages on drunken driving, over-speeding and
signal violations, to name a few.
Ms. Kala Vijaykumar, President, SSN Institutions said, "At
SSN we believe that students are the backbone of our
society. Our vision is not only to impart education to
students but also to groom them into socially responsible
human beings. They will definitely play a vital role in
creating a positive difference in the society and the "Road
to Lead" programme is a manifestation of our vision. I would
like to thank Mr. Sunil Kumar and the Chennai City Traffic
Police for their support and encouragement towards this
awareness drive."
Speaking at the inauguration Mr. Sunil Kumar, IPS Additional
Commissioner of Police Traffic said, "There are a number of
lives being lost every year due to various road accidents
which stands testimony to the lack of safety awareness among
the public. I applaud the students of SSN Institutions for
this initiative to educate the public on safe driving.
SSN is a not-for-profit institution, which gives world class
education to deserving meritorious students. Apart from
education, SSN shows its commitment towards the society by
organizing public awareness campaigns every year for social
issues like voter awareness, blood donation and road safety. |
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| About SSN Institutions: |
Founded by Dr. Shiv Nadar, the SSN
Institutions endeavor to provide world class research based
education at affordable cost to meritorious students. SSN
Institutions offer significant student scholarships to
encourage merit and to make education accessible to students
of all economic strata. The institution has initiated a
thriving tradition of over 400 scholarships worth Rs. 4.30
Crores offered every year to meritorious and deserving
students.
SSN Institutions comprise SSN College of Engineering (SSNCE)
and SSN School of Management and Computer Application (SSNSoMCA)
and SSN Research Centre (SSNRC). The 'Not-for-Profit' SSN
Institutions are located on a 250-acre Wi-fi enabled campus
on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR) known as 'Cyber Corridor' of
Chennai. The institutions are equipped with the
state-of-the-art infrastructure for learning including
computers, 24x7 free internet, modern workshops & labs,
seminar halls, auditoriums, libraries, gymnasium, an in-door
sports complex and separate hostels for men & women. The
faculty student ratio is a favorable 1:12.
Merit Based admissions, experienced and well qualified
faculty, vibrant research, co & extra curricular activities
and excellent placement take SSN Institutions to scale
heights in academic and research arena. SSN Institutions
stand first in the academic performance among 289
engineering colleges affiliated to Anna University.
Dataquest magazine ranked SSN as 28th among all engineering
colleges in India, in June 2008 and Outlook ranked SSN as
9th among all Private Engineering Colleges in India, in June
2008. |
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| Contact details for media: |
Jeeva Rekha/Ramya Rajaraman
Genesis Burson-Marsteller
Ph: (044) 2825 1981
Mobile: 9884060032/9962067989
Email: Jeeva.rekha@bm.com /
ramya.rajaraman@bm.com |
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