Every parent in Ahmedabad knows what monsoon season really means. It is not just rain. It is waterlogged roads, flooded underpasses, disrupted transport, and that constant low-level anxiety about whether your child is safe. In July 2025 alone, heavy rainfall across Gujarat led to the evacuation of thousands of people, closure of hundreds of roads, and IMD red alerts that prompted the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to shut schools across the city. In July 2026, schools were again closed as red alerts were issued for extremely heavy rainfall across eight Gujarat districts,, includin
The monsoon in Ahmedabad is not a minor inconvenience. It is a serious seasonal reality that every school must have a clear, practiced plan for. At Divyajyot School, that plan exists. It is not a document that gets dusted off when the rain begins. It is a living protocol that is prepared before the first cloud arrives and maintained all the way through to the end of the season.
Here is exactly how Divyajyot keeps every child safe when Ahmedabad’s skies open up.
Why Monsoon Safety Cannot Be an Afterthought for Schools
Weighing down on Ahmedabad’s school-going children are the many dangers of heavy rain. It is not safe to commute to work in the morning or in the evening if the streets are flooded. Slip hazards can be created by wet floors. Waterlogging can damage building drainage and present electrical hazards. Every year, you have to face the outbreak of diseases like dengue, malaria, and water-related diseases during the monsoon season.
A school that waits for the rain to come and then considers safety is too late. The most appropriate course of action, and indeed what constitutes a truly safe school for children in India, is to make monsoon preparedness a systematic annual process that starts well before the onset of monsoons.
That’s how it is done at Divyajyot.
Pre-Monsoon Infrastructure Checks
Divyajyot School conducts a comprehensive inspection of the campus before the first rains of the year at both the Shilaj and Tragad campuses. All drainage points, gutters, and water outlets are cleared and inspected for blockages. Roofs, boundary walls, and building structures for vulnerabilities. Electrical systems are checked to make sure any open wiring can be dangerous if the campus is wet.
This pre-season audit is not a tick-and-tick job. It forms the basis of the rest. A campus physically ready before the rain starts is vastly more secure than one that responds to issues that have arisen.
In advance, slippery walkways are identified, and measures are taken to make them non-slip. Areas that are likely to get wet are identified outside, and the students are guided accordingly without causing confusion or delay in the event of a heavy rainfall.
A Strong Safety Committee That Actually Functions
A school with a strong safety committee does more than write policies. It makes sure that those policies are understood, implemented, and adhered to when called for, without hesitation.
The school leadership, senior faculty, and administrative staff members form the safety committee at Divyajyot, each with clearly defined roles and duties in the event of a weather emergency. Every member knows their role. Every teacher knows the protocol. Every staff member on transport duty understands what to do if conditions deteriorate mid-route.
This is the difference between a school that has a safety plan on paper and one that can actually execute it under pressure. Divyajyot operates as the latter, because when it comes to the safety of children, preparation without practice is not enough.
Real-Time Weather Monitoring and Rapid Communication
The timely and effective dissemination of information to parents is one of the most important aspects of Divyajyot School monsoon safety. When IMD issues Orange/Red alert for Ahmedabad, parents can’t be left speculating on school closure or what the issues are with transport.
Divyajyot has a direct communication line with all parents that includes WhatsApp, SMS, and telephone once a decision is made regarding the weather. If the school is closing early, routes are changing, or an event is being delayed, parents are notified as soon as they happen. Not after the fact. Not through rumor. Directly and clearly, from the school.
This transparency is a core part of what makes Divyajyot a trusted school with emergency protocols in the eyes of Ahmedabad families. Parents of children at Divyajyot know that if something is happening, they will hear about it first.
Transport Safety During Heavy Rainfall
Children are at their highest risk during a monsoon emergency when they travel to and from school on the school bus. The buses have GPS, and drivers and attendants are trained at Divyajyot and drive them on every route. However, in heavy rains, an additional layer of protocol is activated.
When waterlogging is reported, drivers are briefed on which roads to avoid. Routes are modified as needed depending on the weather conditions. All bus staff are trained to handle children calmly in the event of a bus needing to hold position and/or take an alternative route. Children are not dropped off at an unoccupied area by an authorized adult.
This level of school flood safety measures on transport is not standard at every school. At Divyajyot, it is built into how the transport system operates every single monsoon season, not just on the days when conditions become extreme.
On-Campus Safety Protocols When It Rains
In case of heavy rainfall or a heavy rainfall forecast, Divyajyot has a well-defined on-campus procedure, which every teacher and staff member is trained to follow.
- Immediately relocate all outdoor assemblies, sports sessions, and playground activities indoors.
- Open areas, boundary walls, and areas close to trees are avoided during the time of lightning or heavy rain.
- All water ingress to classrooms and corridors is checked for the potential of slip hazards.
- The Campus CCTV system is operational and monitored to ensure that any emerging situation can be dealt with swiftly.
- First aid kits are available throughout the campus, and staff members have received basic first aid training to respond to emergencies.
The protocols ensure that, even during the direst of days during the monsoon season, the Divyajyot campus is a controlled, supervised, and safe space for all children in attendance.
Health and Hygiene During Monsoon Season
Safety during the monsoon involves more than just keeping you physically safe. One of the most predictable problems for children during the rainy season in Gujarat is seasonal illnesses. Dengue, malaria, and waterborne infections are the main reasons for significant absenteeism from school on an annual basis and can be serious if not addressed at an early stage.
The on-campus standing water is cleaned up on a regular basis throughout the season at Divyajyot for mosquito breeding prevention. The supply of drinking water from the RO system is uninterrupted on both campuses. Handwashing areas have soap and clean water available, and an active campaign of hygiene education with the students takes place during the monsoon season.
When any student shows signs of illness, the school responds promptly, notifying parents immediately and ensuring the child is comfortable and supervised until they are picked up. This level of health monitoring during monsoon is part of what makes Divyajyot a genuinely safe CBSE school in Ahmedabad year-round, not just on dry days.
What Parents Can Do: A Quick Guide
Divyajyot handles everything within the school environment. But monsoon safety is a partnership between school and home. Here is how parents can support their child’s safety during the season.
- Ensure that the school has your contact information at all times so that contact can be made immediately in an emergency.
- Have a light raincoat or umbrella in your child’s backpack – June to September.
- Explain to your child that they should never walk in a flooded street and never attempt to cross an open drain.
- If the school notifies an early dismissal, be sure someone is always on call and available to pick them up.
- If your child uses the school bus, check with the transport team before the season to ensure the drop-off point setup is correct.
If school, parents, and the flow of information are aligned, children make it through the monsoon season one safe journey at a time.
Conclusion
Heavy rain in Ahmedabad is predictable. What should be equally predictable is how a school responds to it. Divyajyot School takes preparedness for the monsoon as a proactive process. It is a planned, well-rehearsed, and well-explained system that safeguards every child from their time out of home to their time back in.
The pre-season infrastructure audit, active safety committee, GPS-tracked transport, real-time communication with parents, and other measures on campus are all in place because your child’s well-being is never a risk of chance in Divyajyot.
This is the mark that should be set for all safe CBSE schools in Ahmedabad. It is this regular Divyajyot that is the standard to which they hold themselves.
Admissions for 2026 to 2027 are open across both the Shilaj and Tragad campuses. Visit us and see how we take care of your child in every season, not just the sunny ones.
