Irregularities in many private schools in Nainital has become a cause of concern.
Notably, Birla College in Nainital has not done verification of its 120 employees, while many schools have failed to meet the basic fire safety norms. These irregularities in these schools came to light during the inspection conducted by a team of the Nainital district administration headed by Joint Magistrate Ashish Chauhan.
However, taking a serious note of the matter, Chauhan has directed the Birla College administration to get verification of its employees done within a fortnight. In case of non- compliance of this order, necessary steps would be taken against them, he warned.More so, he has also asked the school administration to record the names of visitors in the gate register. The schools administrations have also been asked to follow the fire safety norms.
A majority of cylinders of fire extinguishers installed in the Birla College premises were found empty during the inspection. Expressing concern over the poor fire safety norms, the officials have directed the Birla College administration to put in place necessary fire safety mechanism soon.
Besides, the hygienic condition in the school campuses was also found unsatisfactory by the team.Expressing disappointment over the poor hygienic standards, the inspection team members have strongly asked the school administrations to maintain cleanliness.