DEO wants Metro work to halt near exam centres, writes to collector, cops on Surat

SURAT: Education department officials have requested the district collector and the police department to see that Metro work in the city is halted near the exam centres during the board exams that begin on Tuesday.
“We have requested the district collector office and the police to see that the Metro work near the exam centres stops during the exam time. We want to ensure that the students do not get disturbed because of the noise,” said Dipak Darji, district education officer of Surat.
Metro work is continuing across the city and many important roads are blocked because of this. Several internal roads are also blocked or heavily crowded due to diversions. At multiple locations, traffic jams are routine during peak hours on a normal day. During the board exams, the traffic is likely to increase further.
The city traffic police have made additional bandobast at strategic locations to maintain smooth flow of traffic as thousands of students will commute to the exam centres. Police will help students reach the exam centres if they are stuck in a traffic jam.
In Surat city and district, a total of 1.60 lakh students have registered for class 10 and class 12 exams. While 90,165 students have registered in class 10, in class 12 general stream 55,422 have registered and in science stream 14,951 students have registered.
The district is divided into 12 zones and the exams will be conducted at 87 centres in 544 buildings. Seating arrangements have been made in 5,301 blocks. All the centres are under CCTV watch.
“We have set up a zone-wise distribution centres. The exam material will be distributed to officials from the zones so that it can reach the centres on time,” said an official.