As part of the Honeywell Safe Schools programme, SEEDS is using not only technological aspects to make the schools safer but also addressing issues like bullying faced by some students. Talking to The Pioneer, SEEDS co-founder Manu Gupta said, “We have taken up 100 government schools in Dehradun and Haridwar districts under this programme. During our survey we found that 30 per cent of the students were also afraid of animal attacks. Apart from the technological aspects to ensure safety of the students from both natural and human-made disaster scenarios we have also incorporated art and music to address the issue of bullying. We have received a positive response from both the teachers and students.”
On whether they plan to extend the programme to mountainous regions, Gupta said that while the state government is fully cooperating in the initiative, the aim is to execute the project in a manner which provides a model for others to replicate in various parts of the state.