Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 22: Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) Jammu today conducted road safety audit of the entire fleet of buses which were being used for ferrying school children of K C Public School.
The drive was conducted on the directions of Secretary Transport J&K Niraj Kumar at K C Public School, Jammu. The audit team was constituted by RTO Jammu Pankaj Bhagotra. The team comprising of ARTO HQ Rehana Tabassum along with team of MVIs Vikas Srivats, Surinder Kumar and Jagandeep Singh and MVTA Tarunjeet conducted safety audit of more than 35 vehicles inside the premises of school.
During the audit, thorough inspections of each bus, checking for compliance with safety regulations such as seat belts, emergency exits, first aid kits, and overall maintenance of the vehicle, was done. More than 10 vehicles were inspected on road and trial ground Nagrota. The team conveyed the few deficiencies pertaining to fitness of vehicles, other documents besides mandatory parameters pertaining to safety of school children in each vehicle and directed the school authorities to rectify the deficiencies immediately and submit the compliance within 10 days positively.
The safety audit comes after recent concerns over the safety of school buses in the region, prompting the RTO to take proactive measures to address any potential risks. A leading school of the region, K C Public School was selected for the audit due to its large fleet of buses that transport students to and from school every day.
Earlier, a circular regarding safety of school children in school buses was also issued by RTO Jammu with the direction to implement the same in letter and spirit.
Chairman of KC Public School, Raju Chowdhary and Principal Amarendra Kumar Mishra assured the MVD for the full and timely necessary compliance.
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