Kolkata: from prohibiting students to sit next to each other to make bus exhibitions using “I vacated” badges, school bus operators throughout the city are preparing with the steps that fit Covid when they are preparing to continue service after 19 months even as The number of schools is in two thoughts whether to encourage students to use school buses at this time.
“We were really excited about the start of the service after almost two years.
But we realized that there would be no a lot of takers soon because most senior students did not depend on school buses.
But there must be a beginning and we are starting our service with 30% fleet , “said Anurag Agarwal from urban city services, which operates the bus at 22 main city schools.
Last week, cm Mamata Banerjee announced that the physical class would be reopened from November 16 with the school education department who told me that class IX to XII would be allowed to step into campus from this month.
Detailed SOP has been published where it is recommended, “comes and leaves schools accompanied by guardians if possible by walking, bicycles or transport tools themselves.
If students use school transportation then keep social distance and keep the mask and for the owner of the private pool car they need to ensure cleanliness And the right social distance for Covid safety.
“While some private schools say they will continue the bus service, there are many who are not interested in starting from mid-November because the board test will start from the end of November for the last year of Cisce and CBSE students.
The Principal of Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Anjana Sahha, said, “We only call class XI students and do not start the current school bus.” Seema Sapru, Principal, Heritage School, said, “All bus conductors, and double vaccinated drivers.
The middle seat will remain empty and enough masks and sanitisers will be there.
Arrangement of fifty percent seating will be permitted.” Braatati Bhattacharyya, Secretary General, Shri Shikshayatan School, said, “We constantly merek students and parents that in schools we can control safety of cleanliness and security but they need to be careful at any time even when they use transportation.” Apart from concerns related to cleanliness and safety, other factors that have been worried about the majority of parents before November 16 are possible increases in school bus costs, especially in terms of exponential diesel prices.
“The price of fuel has seen a 48% increase but we still have not increased tariffs at this time,” said West Bengal contract association official.