DIMAPUR, APRIL 6 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur has issued an order informing that in pursuance of the NBSE notification dated March 16, 2017, all schools under Dimapur district have been directed to implement the said notification and see to it that school bags of children do not exceed 10% of the weight of the child. The DC said that in other words, the bags of the school children should not be disproportionately heavy, detrimental to the body of the child. The order meanwhile observed that many school buses and vehicles do not have protective bars on the windows, making it unsafe for children. It directed all schools to put windows bars in vehicles carrying school children with immediate effect. Strict action will be taken for non compliance of this order, it cautioned.
