Safety guidelines issued for all schools in Delhi

Three students died due to waterlogging in the basement of a UPSC coaching centre in Delhi. After this incident, the Delhi Directorate of Education has now issued guidelines for safety. All these guidelines related to safety have been sent to the headmasters and principals of all government, government-recognized and private schools in Delhi. According to the guidelines, all schools will be allowed to carry out only those activities in the basement for which they have been permitted and which have been permitted as per the master plan and the map passed for the building.

It also states that all gates of the school building must be functional, i.e., no gate should be out of order. Also, all entry, exit and access routes to the basement of the school must be properly marked in the school evacuation plan.

Guidelines for schools-

1. The corridors and stairs of all schools should be checked from time to time to see if water is accumulating there. If so, necessary arrangements should be made. Strong steps should be taken to prevent waterlogging in schools.

2. The Master Plan, 2021 issued for the use of basements will be followed in all schools of Delhi.

3. All schools will be allowed to carry out only those activities in the basement which they have been permitted to carry out and which are permitted as per the master plan and map passed by the building.

4. All the gates of the school building should be operational, i.e. no gate should be out of order. Along with this, all the entry and exit gates of the school will remain open.

5. All access routes to the basement should be properly marked in the school evacuation plan.

6. All corridors of the school should be obstruction free so that one can pass through easily.

7. All electrical wires and equipment in schools should be checked regularly and safety arrangements should be ensured to avoid accidents.

8. All schools should have all necessary fire safety arrangements.