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Kerala Collapse Spurs Two-Week Audit as UP Fast-Tracks School Demolitions

Authorities will use a new software platform alongside joint inspection teams to fast-track holiday-time demolitions or repairs of unsafe schools and hospitals under tight two-week deadlines.

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Basic education department steps up drive to raze unsafe council schools across U.P. (Sourced)
Also, district officials have been instructed to complete inspection and handover procedures for school buildings left vacant after the state’s “Vidyalaya Yugman” (school pairing) initiative. (HT Archives)
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Overview

  • Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed the Disaster Management Department on August 5 to list all structurally weak schools and hospitals within two weeks, with separate demolition and repair categories and holiday-time demolitions to minimize academic disruption.
  • Vijayan ordered development of a digital platform to record unsafe public buildings and the establishment of an inspection mechanism comprising the Chief Electrical Officer and engineers from Local Self-Government and Public Works departments.
  • Heavy monsoon rains contributed to a gypsum board auditorium ceiling collapse at Kodali Government Lower Primary School in Thrissur on August 6, triggering local protests over construction quality without causing injuries due to a rain holiday.
  • Gautam Budh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam has fast-tracked the assessment and demolition of 28 dilapidated government school buildings under Operation Kayakalp, enforcing zero tolerance for delays and coordination among PWD and Panchayati Raj bodies.
  • Following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directive, Uttar Pradesh’s Basic Education Department has sealed and marked unsafe council school buildings with ‘Entry Prohibited’ warnings, banned classes in unfit structures, and arranged alternative teaching spaces pending verification and demolition.