The government has taken up a promotion campaign to ring in the new academic year with precaution, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
Greeting students in a Facebook post on Tuesday evening, Mr. Vijayan said with schools reopening after the summer vacation on Wednesday, there was need to ensure safe learning environment and transportation when students reached schools after the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The promotion campaign would dwell on common spaces where children interact, their transportation, programmes against substance abuse, and safety measures.