RTA announces Ramadan programmes

The initiative is part of a series of activities planned by the RTA to help keep road users safe, and to strengthen community bonds across the UAE.

DUBAI // The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will distribute free iftar meals to motorists in an attempt to improve safety on the roads during Ramadan.

The initiative is part of a series of activities planned by the RTA to help keep road users safe and to strengthen community bonds.

The agency will distribute 200 iftar meals each day to drivers at bus stations, with a mass iftar also planned for employees and company executives on June 10 and June 20.

Parking inspectors will also benefit from daily iftar meals.

Moaza Al Marri, director of marketing and corporate communication at the RTA’s corporate administrative support services sector, said it would be joining Zayed Humanitarian Day by distributing charitable supplies to 300 disadvantaged families in Dubai.

A health initiative is being launched on social media, showing a 60-second clip of comments from experts, dieticians and sportsmen offering their ­insights and information about diets and Ramadan-related health messages.

For the sixth year, the RTA is working in collaboration with the Beit Al Khair Society on a charity bus initiative to distribute 3,000 iftar meals to commuters at metro and bus stations, for those unable to get home.

A Ramadan Without Accidents campaign is being held for a third year, with the RTA working alongside the Al Ihsan Charity Association to distribute Ramadan ­iftar meals to motorists just before Maghreb Athan in an ­attempt to curb speeding and reduce accidents.