An application which informs the Motor Vehicle Department in advance and ensures safety during the study trips and excursions of students from schools will be launched soon. The app ‘Uschool’ is ready for launch amid discussions on the Vadakkancherry accident.
The app jointly developed by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the State Disaster Management Authority, for the safety of students and schools in the State, can be used by about 16,000 schools under the Department of General Education in Kerala.
T N Prathapan, MP, will launch the app on the International day for Disaster Risk Reduction – Octobeber 13, at the Government Lower Primary School at Pananchery in Thrissur district as part of the ‘Sajjam’ programme organised by the State Disaster Management Authority.
State Land Revenue Minister K Rajan would inaugurate the programme,while R Bindu, State Minister for Higher Education, would preside. P Prasad, State Minister for Agriculture, and Hyun Hee Ban, UNICEF India Social Policy Chief would also participate in the launch event.
