MTC to operate 110 free services for Class 10 students to collect hall tickets
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) on Sunday announced that it would operate special buses to facilitate students to collect their hall tickets for Class 10 public examinations from Monday.
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In a statement, the Corporation said that with the Class 10 public exams supposed to start from June 15, hall tickets are being issued from June 8 to 13. “MTC would be operating 110 buses in 63 routes covering all parts of the city, Chengalpet, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram to help the students collect the hall tickets,” it said.
The students can travel on these special buses without paying any charge, it said, adding that the same concession, however, will not be applicable for teachers. Other passengers would be allowed to board these special buses which are exclusively operated for students and teachers. The buses will also sport stickers showing ‘School education department’. They would commence plying from 9 am and would start return journey at 4 pm.
“As part of the preventive measures announced by the State government, the students and the teachers travelling on the buses should compulsorily wear face masks and maintain social distancing,” it said, adding only 24 persons can travel on a bus at a time. Pointing out that the Chief Minister has directed buses to operate at 60 per cent seating capacity, it said: “The students and the teachers will have to board the bus through the rear door and get down via front door.”
Ever since the lockdown came into effect from March 24, public transport has remained suspended in the city and adjoining districts — Tiruvallur, Chengalpet and Kancheepuram — to prevent the spread of the virus.
Thermal screening must for those entering exam halls
To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in exam halls, the State government has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), according to which all students, teachers and staff entering examination centres will be thermally screened.
“Thermal screening could be done before the persons enter the exam centre at the gate. Subject to the infrastructure available, it is desirable that students wait in a queue following social distancing norms, in some shaded area like a covered structure or corridor,” said Chief Secretary K Shanmugam, in a Government Order (GO).
The SOP has asked the School Education Department to provide “no-touch thermometer for thermal screening” at the examination centres. The person handling a no-touch thermometer should wash hands and dry them before touching the no-touch thermometer.
Though the normal body temperature is 98.6 degree Fahrenheit, some students might exhibit higher temperatures due to nervousness and such students should be segregated and temperatures should be taken for the second time after calming them down. If the higher temperature persists even during the second test, the students should be tested physically and if there are any visible COVID-19 symptoms, they should not be allowed to write the examination.
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