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Gurugram Sets School Safety Measures Amid Waterlogging Crisis
Gurugram schools are taking extra steps because some roads are filled with water.
School buses should avoid routes that are waterlogged.
Schools should find safer routes whenever they can.
If there is no safe route, children will stay inside the school.
Staff members will supervise them.
Parents will be told immediately if their children must remain at school.
When heavy rain is falling, students may leave in groups instead of all at once.
The timing of departure will depend on how safe the roads are.
Schools have been told not to send buses through waterlogged routes.
Safer alternative routes should be used wherever possible.
If no safe route is available, students should remain at school under staff supervision.
Parents must be informed immediately when students remain on school premises.
Student dispersal during heavy rain will take place in phases based on ground conditions.
- Who
- Gurugram schools, school staff, students, and parents.
- What
- Schools have been instructed to follow safety procedures for bus routes, student supervision, parent communication, and student dispersal.
- Where
- In Gurugram, particularly on waterlogged routes and at schools.
- When
- During waterlogging and heavy rainfall.
- Why
- To protect schoolchildren from unsafe travel conditions caused by waterlogging and heavy rain.
Key facts
- Affected group
- Schoolchildren and students traveling by school bus
- Unsafe routes
- Waterlogged roads
- Bus instruction
- Avoid waterlogged routes and use safer alternatives where possible
- No safe route
- Students should remain within school premises under staff supervision
- Parent notification
- Parents must be informed immediately
- Student dispersal
- Students will be sent home in phases during heavy rainfall
- Decision factor
- Ground conditions will determine the timing of dispersal
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