Chief Education Officer (CEO) Jammu, Ajeet Sharma, today conducted an extensive tour of schools across the four Zones of Marh, Akhnoor, Jourian and Khour to review preparedness for the safe reopening of institutions after the recent spell of heavy rains and floods. He was accompanied by Deputy CEO Jammu (HQ Akhnoor), Sardar Harjeet Singh.
The recent rains and floods caused damage to school infrastructure across Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a thorough review to ensure the safe resumption of classes and continuity of learning.
During the visit, CEO Jammu inspected the following institutions: HSS Jhiri (Zone Marh), HSS Boys Akhnoor, HSS Girls Akhnoor, HSS Sohal (Zone Akhnoor), HS Dhok Khalsa (Zone Jourian), HSS Pallanwalan (Zone Khour), MS Platan (Zone Khour), HSS Khour (Zone Khour), MS Thallian (Zone Jourian) and HSS Jourian (Zone Jourian).
The CEO interacted with Heads of Institutions and staff members, issuing on-the-spot directions to address safety, infrastructure and academic concerns.
At HSS Jhiri, the Head of Institution was instructed to conduct classes only in the safe portions of the building, with repairs to be carried out immediately and a safety certificate obtained before reopening the affected portions.
At HSS Pallanwalan, where part of the school building is being used as a camp for border migrants, the CEO directed the management to make suitable arrangements to ensure smooth functioning of classes in the remaining portion of the premises.
He further instructed all staff members to continue online teaching until offline classes fully resume so that students’ learning is not disrupted. He also encouraged Heads of Institutions to motivate students of Classes 1 to 8 to actively use the SwiftChat application, a chatbot-based learning tool provided by J&K Samagra Shiksha under Vidhya Samiksha Kendra (VSK), to support continuous learning.
Reiterating that the safety of children, staff, and parents is the top priority, CEO Jammu stressed that immediate repairs, proper classroom management and the adoption of supplementary digital learning resources are essential to ensure uninterrupted education in the wake of recent natural calamities.