*The State government may ask private schools in Bengaluru to fence their entire premises with cat bite metal nets, raise the height of compound walls, check stray dog population and keep vacant sites in their vicinity clean to avert the straying of leopards and other wild animals.
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The measures were suggested at a workshop jointly organised by the Forest and Public Instruction departments after a leopard strayed into Vibgyor High school on the eastern outskirts of Bengaluru last month. The workshop discussed preventive measures to be taken by all schools located in the area where the leopard was sighted.
The Block Education Officer (BEO) of Bengaluru South Zone-4 has submitted the minutes of the workshop to the Department of Public Instruction.
At the workshop, the stakeholders were of the opinion that the Vibgyor incident could have been averted if the school premises was properly fenced with the cat bite metal net. Second, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) should check the stray dog population on the periphery of urban areas. Leopards often stray into the City in search of food and consider dogs easy prey.
Third, vacant sites around the schools should be cleared of garbage and thorny bushes because there are high chances that leopards could hide there after straying in. The authority concerned should issue notices to owners to keep their sites clean.
All schools, private or government, need to take the steps. But an official told Deccan Herald that state-run educational institutions would find it difficult to do so as the government may not release the funds.
Private schools, however, will have to take the measures as parents will pressure them
for their children's safety, the official said. It's now up to the government to issue an order to all schools to take the steps suggested in the workshop, he said. Reported by Deccan Herald 12 hours ago.
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The measures were suggested at a workshop jointly organised by the Forest and Public Instruction departments after a leopard strayed into Vibgyor High school on the eastern outskirts of Bengaluru last month. The workshop discussed preventive measures to be taken by all schools located in the area where the leopard was sighted.
The Block Education Officer (BEO) of Bengaluru South Zone-4 has submitted the minutes of the workshop to the Department of Public Instruction.
At the workshop, the stakeholders were of the opinion that the Vibgyor incident could have been averted if the school premises was properly fenced with the cat bite metal net. Second, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) should check the stray dog population on the periphery of urban areas. Leopards often stray into the City in search of food and consider dogs easy prey.
Third, vacant sites around the schools should be cleared of garbage and thorny bushes because there are high chances that leopards could hide there after straying in. The authority concerned should issue notices to owners to keep their sites clean.
All schools, private or government, need to take the steps. But an official told Deccan Herald that state-run educational institutions would find it difficult to do so as the government may not release the funds.
Private schools, however, will have to take the measures as parents will pressure them
for their children's safety, the official said. It's now up to the government to issue an order to all schools to take the steps suggested in the workshop, he said. Reported by Deccan Herald 12 hours ago.