Special awards for school traffic wardens

Text and pix by Maharagama special correspondent

Four hundred school traffic wardens from 12 schools in the Nugegoda Police Division were presented with awards for their volunteer service to reduce the number of highway accidents occuring daily in urban areas.

The awards ceremony organized by the Mirihana Police Traffic Division was held at the Lyceum International School, Nugegoda under the patronage of Senior DIG Asoka Wijethilake.

‘This type of awards ceremony is the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, where traffic wardens were felicitated,’ DIG Wijethilake said.

He said this initiative by the Nugegoda Police Division will set an example to other police divisions.

”Our country needs a law abiding, disciplined force of social workers to help the national development drive and the country’s forward march,” he said.

Lyceum International School Group Managing Director MP Mohan Lal Grero delivered the welcome speech.

Puimika Shahani of St Joseph’s Girls School was named the Most Outstanding School Traffic Warden (girls) and Sawinda Dahanayake of St John’s College, Nugegoda who was adjudged Outstanding School Traffic Warden (boys) were awarded certificates and cash prizes.

Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda received the award for the Most Outstanding Hand Signalling team, while Lyceum International School was named the Best School Traffic Warden Group and the runners-up in this category was St Joseph’s Girls School, Nugegoda.

Former Mirihana Police Traffic Division OIC, SI Kulathunga was presented with a special award for the excellent services rendered to train traffic wardens.

Nugegoda Police Division Deshabandu Tennekoon, Mount Lavinia SP Ravindra Karawita, ASP Nihal Mendis and Kohuwela OIC Roshan Rajapaksa were also present.