Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 8: Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand has expressed grief and sorrow over the death of a student in yesterday’s tragic accident in the premises of Delhi Public School at Shaheedi Chowk.
The Deputy Chief Minister, who holds the education portfolio, termed the incident as tragic and unfortunate.
He has directed the managements of all private school to ensure the safety of the students in the premises of the institutions and also during their transportation from home to school and vice-versa in the school buses. He asked the management of the schools to depute alert and efficient staff with the buses ferrying the students to avoid such tragedies in the future.
He also directed the school authorities to convey the timings of their respective institutions to the traffic police so that the movement of the traffic in these areas was accordingly regulated.
Mr. Tara Chand has also asked the Traffic Department to ensure proper traffic regulation during the peak hours – the timing of opening and closing of schools.
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