20/08/2026
Project SADAK: Keeping the Message Alive
Road safety is not merely about following rules. It is about recognising that every journey involves a responsibility — towards ourselves, towards our families, and towards every person who shares the road with us.
Under Project SADAK, volunteers of Patiala Foundation came together for the maintenance and upkeep of the Road Victims Memorial, while also organising a CHIPKAR reflective sticker awareness camp.
The Road Victims Memorial stands as a quiet reminder of lives lost on our roads and of families whose lives were changed forever by road crashes. Maintaining this space is therefore more than an act of upkeep. It is an act of remembrance, respect and responsibility.
Through the CHIPKAR initiative, volunteers continued the effort to make road users more visible, particularly during low-light and poor-visibility conditions. Reflective stickers may appear to be a small intervention, but road safety is often built through such simple, consistent and preventive measures.
What makes these initiatives meaningful is the participation of volunteers who give their time to a cause that concerns every one of us. Their efforts may not always make headlines, but they contribute to creating a stronger culture of responsibility on our roads.
We hope these efforts are noticed not merely as an activity, but as a message.
A message to drivers to slow down and stay attentive.
A message to pedestrians and cyclists to remain visible and cautious.
A message to all of us that road safety cannot be left to enforcement agencies alone.
Every road victim is more than a statistic. Every safe journey is a life protected.
Let us remember those we have lost by becoming more responsible for those who are still on the road.
Let us make visibility, vigilance and responsible road behaviour a habit rather than an exception.
Project SADAK continues its commitment towards safer roads, greater awareness and a more responsible community.
Because road safety begins with each one of us.