Gurugram deputy commissioner (DC) Ajay Kumar on Tuesday directed visitors officers, to develop protected faculty zones throughout all authorities and personal colleges within the metropolis to make sure the security of scholars on streets. The instructions got throughout a gathering of the District Street Security Committee and Surakshit Faculty Vahan Coverage, mentioned officers on Wednesday, including that DC Kumar additionally reviewed highway security measures and visitors compliance within the district.
To make certain, protected zones are designated areas with security measures created round faculty premises to make sure the safety of scholars, cut back visitors dangers and enhance total security. “The protection measures embrace pace limiting stretches of 20-25 km/hr, clear signages reminiscent of “Faculty Forward” or “Sluggish Down”, pedestrian crossing boards, correct zebra crossings and pace breakers,” mentioned deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (visitors) Dr Rajesh Mohan.
To make certain, an identical drive was launched earlier in September this 12 months. A senior visitors official, talking on situation of anonymity, mentioned that not all colleges had been coated in the course of the earlier drive. “This time, we’ll make sure that protected zones are developed at each faculty throughout the town,” he added.
The Surakshit Faculty Vahan Coverage highlights the important compliances that college automobiles should observe to make sure pupil security. Among the many key provisions, buses have to be painted yellow, outfitted with CCTV, GPS methods, and clearly show “Faculty Bus” on the entrance and rear. These measures intention to reinforce monitoring, visibility, and total security throughout pupil commutes.
“The varsity automobiles should have an emergency exit, medical kits, grills, battery covers and police verification, all beneath the compliance of IRC tips beneath Part 32,” mentioned DC Kumar.
In the meantime, a senior visitors official mentioned that 157 faculty buses had been fined beneath Surakshit Faculty Vahan Coverage within the month of November. “Challans had been issued towards bus drivers who failed to take care of their automobiles correctly, with a number of discovered carrying kids past the permitted capability. Some buses had been additionally working with out useful CCTV cameras or lacked necessary medical kits,” he added.
DC Kumar emphasised the necessity to conduct highway security programmes in colleges and schools. “The conferences are on our agenda, and we will likely be teaming up with colleges to carry these periods beginning subsequent week,” mentioned Mohan.
“As per Ministry of Street Transport and Highways(MoRTH) and Nationwide Crime Information Bureau (NCRB) knowledge collected over a interval of 10 years, from 2011 to 2022, 45 kids lose their lives in India daily in highway crashes. Round 500,000 kids undergo non-fatal highway accidents yearly, with many requiring hospitalisation. The vast majority of these crashes happen whereas commuting to and from faculty.
Earlier, PR had reported on October 28 {that a} 6-year-old woman was run over by a college bus. Equally, in Might this 12 months, a college bus hit a biker.
In keeping with officers, this step is taken in a bid to scale back highway accidents and casualities attributable to faculty buses or negligence of drivers close to faculty zones in Gurugram.
Main contributing components for such crashes are poor and unsafe highway circumstances, weaker enforcement and visitors violations,” mentioned Bhawna Jha, senior undertaking affiliate,Raahgiri Basis,an NGO based mostly in Gurugram, aiming to rework city mobility.
Within the assembly, Gurugram SDM and RTA secretary Paramjeet Chahal reported that work is transferring swiftly to put in photo voltaic streetlights and high-mast lighting in any respect black spots and accident-prone areas throughout the district. He additionally said that renovation work at Bristol Chowk has begun to make the junction safer and extra navigable for pedestrians and commuters.
“We’re implementing enhancements in any respect recognized accident-prone spots, together with highway levelling, curve corrections, set up of pace management indicators, reflective strips, rumble strips, enhanced avenue lighting, and the event of protected pedestrian pathways,” Chahal mentioned.
