School bus drivers told to turn on AC

GURUGRAM: With complaints pouring in from parents that their wards are finding it difficult to travel in school buses as the drivers do not turn on airconditioners, especially now when the city is reeling under a heatwave, the district administration has decided to hold a meeting with all educational institutes across the city this week to discuss the issue and also form four teams to check whether school buses are keeping the AC on while ferrying students.

Many parents said they approached schools and complained about ACS not being turned on in the school buses, but it had little effect on the authorities. The parents then approached the district administration and sought its intervention in the matter.

Nilesh Tandon, a resident of Sector 50, said his children told him that the AC in their school bus is not working and they are suffering from severe headaches due to the heat. “We have complained to the school but nothing has been done. The children have been travelling on the bus, for nearly 15 days now” he said.

Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Sector 43, said his daughter now refuses to board the school bus as it stinks and is not well maintained.