LAHORE (Kashmir English): Schools throughout Punjab are set to resume their classes on August 24 after the summer holidays. The education minister, Rana Sikandar Hayat, urged the concerned officials to finalize cleanliness and security arrangements before students show up at their institutions.
The education minister directed school managements to conduct cleaning of classes, washrooms and play fields. Clean drinking water arrangements are also a mandate in the school buildings in view of the monsoon season.
Water tanks and rooftops will have to be cleaned, and water tank cleaning and sterilizing of drain water will be carried out. The work related to the cleaning and disinfecting work is in progress.
In view of Dengue, SOPs shall be fully adhered to, and wherever there can be breeding of mosquitos should be eradicated. Special instructions were given regarding securing the under-construction building or under repair, etc.
In schools, besides inspection of ceiling fans, lights, electrical switches, sockets, and electrical installation. The security SOPs shall be followed at all government and public schools, and all their cameras and other security measures should be properly working in view of the reopening on Aug 24.
Before the reopening of schools, school heads shall give their security audit report to their relevant heads. Action will be taken against those schools that adopt a slack attitude and delay.
