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Three students died due to waterlogging in the basement of a UPSC coaching centre in Delhi. After this incident, the Directorate of Education of Delhi has now issued guidelines for safety. All these safety guidelines have been sent to the head teachers and principals of all government, government-affiliated 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 granted permission and which have been permitted as per the master plan and the map passed by the building.
It also states that all the gates of the school building should be functional i.e. no gate should be faulty. Along with this, all the entries, exits and routes to reach the basement of the school should 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 ensure that water is not accumulating there. If this is the case, necessary arrangements should be made. Concrete steps should be taken to prevent waterlogging in schools.
2. The Master Plan, 2021 issued for using basements in all schools in Delhi will be followed.
3. All schools will be allowed to carry out only those activities in the basement which have been permitted and permitted as per the master plan and the map passed for the building.
4. All the gates of the school building should be working i.e. no gate should be faulty. Along with this, all the entry and exit gates of the school will be opened.
5. All access routes to the basement should be properly marked in the school evacuation plan.
6. All corridors of the school should be free of obstructions so that one can pass through easily.
7. All electrical wires and equipment in schools must be checked regularly and safety arrangements must be ensured to avoid accidents.
8. All schools should have all necessary fire safety arrangements.
