Guwahati: The District Transport Department of Kamrup has instructed the school administration the go-ahead to equip all school buses with CCTV cameras, GPS, and sirens.
This follows the Supreme Court of India issuing new guidelines for all national school buses.
The Kamrup District Transport Officer in a meeting with representatives of the district’s private schools on Saturday said that the department will be particularly rigorous in light of the Supreme Court’s orders to all schools.
The colour of all school buses has to be yellow and each school bus must have one female attendant besides the male attendant. Also, the experience of drivers should be more than five years.
The previously established 60 km/hr bus speed restriction has recently been lowered to 40 km/hr. The buses cannot overtake any other vehicle while carrying students.
The administration of the school has been sternly ordered to obey all directives. Violation of any order will lead to fining of the school authorities and confiscation of the vehicle. The supreme court will issue the notice in this regard.