Srinagar | Mar 01 : With schools in Kashmir reopening after a long Winter break, the traffic police which manages traffic in Srinagar has made it mandatory for all educational institutions and bus operators /owners engaged with school transport to strictly adhere to the following instructions, to ensure safe and comfortable school transport:
• No bus belonging to or hired by an educational institution shall be driven by a driver who has “NOT”:
• less than five years of experience.
• challaned more than twice for a minor traffic offence.
• been challaned for any offence relating to rash and negligent driving.
• All such drivers to be dressed in a distinctive uniform.
• All buses in the duty of an educational institute to carry a suitable inscription.
• No bus shall be permitted to operate without a qualified conductor being present at all times.
• All school buses shall be provided with a teacher /two bus monitors to take care of the students for to and fro journey to school. A class XIth / XIIth student should be the “Bus Monitor”.
• All school buses shall be fitted with the speed governors in working order to ensure that the school bus do not exceed the speed limits of 40 kms per hour.
• The owner of the bus and Principals should ensure that every school bus carries a suitable photograph of an authorized driver.
• The Principal will appoint one of the officer / official under him as transport superior who will regulate the operation of the school bus and will ensure that no bus is carrying the students more than the limit prescribed.
• The owner of the bus and the Principal shall ensure that First Aid provisions are available on the school buses all the time.
• In each bus a provision of at least one parent is evolved to oversee the conduct of the driver.
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