With the aim to implement guidelines given by Supreme Court for school buses and van operators, a meeting with Magic Van Association and School Bus Association of senior police officials was held at the City Police Control Room on Sunday.Emphasis on the proper implementation of guidelines provided by the SC was laid during the meeting by Superintendent of Police (HQ) Anil Maheswari. The guidelines of the apex court say that the additional seat fixed at the rear end of the vehicles should be removed with immediate effect. Contact details of driver, owner and traffic police station should be mentioned on every Magic van. The association members of School Bus Association have been given clear instructions to provide first aid box and fire extinguisher with every bus.
No compromise should be made with the limited seating arrangement and the number of student should not be carried beyond the number of seats in the vehicle. For every bus driver, conductor and teacher of the school should remain for every pick and drop conducted by the school bus operators.Among the other discussions which were held during the meeting were the instructions to the operators of marriage halls to follow the instructions by NGT and Ujjain guideline in which one fourth part of the marriage hall would be reserved for parking. It would be necessary to obtain certificate from Pollution Control Board and permission for commercial establishment from BMC. Under the NGT guidelines district police, BMC officials and Tehsildar of concerned area, a team was formed. Marriage hall operators were instructed to coordinate with the team for guidance.