India, Aug. 27 -- Areas outside schools must be made more pedestrian-friendly, experts said on Tuesday as they called for relocating new schools away from main roads, and mandating electrification of school buses to reduce children's exposure to toxic air.

The suggestions came during a roundtable at the India Clean Transportation Summit 2025 on the theme "From School Gates to City Streets - prioritising children's health and mobility." Experts also pushed for installing air-quality monitors outside schools, similar to those at Delhi construction sites, to raise awareness among parents and administrators.

Dr Sujit Kumar Bajpayee, member and secretary, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), said air pollution was the most pressing ...