Kerala government school transforms double-decker bus into classroom

The classroom on wheels has a TV, air-conditioner, chairs with multi-colored tables, benches, and shelves for books.

A classroom of a Government Lower Primary School in Kerala is being run inside a double-decker bus. The bus belonged to Kerala State Transport Corporation (KSTRC). However, it has now been transformed into a classroom and a place for recreation for primary students. The two-tier classroom has been created out of one of two decrepit low-floor buses out of hundreds meant to be scrapped by the State-run transport body. The bus was donated to the school located within the campus of the Government Teachers Training Institute (TTI) at Manacaud.

State Transport Minister Antony Raju agreed to provide the two buses to the government school on May 17. The minister also said building a classroom from scratch costs crores of rupees, while converting the bus into a classroom would cost less. For KSRTC, it is a negligible loss

Bus equipped with TV, AC, multicolored chair-table

The classroom on wheels has a TV, air-conditioner, chairs with multi-colored tables, benches, and shelves for books. The steering wheel and the driver's seat have been kept intact so that children can play as if they were driving the bus. The upper tier is designed for reading and recreation.

The sides of the bus sport a light-blue and yellow colour with drawings of birds, trees, animals and books, among others -- a lively attraction for the pre-primary students who would have the opportunity to use this classroom as schools reopen on Wednesday after a over 2-year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to a statement from the KSRTC in the Kerala High Court last month, it has around 239 low-floor rear-engine buses lying unused in its depots. The 239 buses are more than nine years old and have run over 5 lakh kilometers and therefore, the corporation has decided to scrap them.

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