The police said that the authorities have started clearing the debris with JCB machines. Locals have criticized the authorities for running the nursery school in a dilapidated building, posing a grave danger to the children.
Bengaluru: A catastrophe was narrowly avoided when a nursery school building managed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Bengaluru collapsed before classes began on Monday. The English medium nursery school, situated on Cooks Road near Shivajinagar locality, had an enrollment of 90 children. With 70-80 nursery students attending classes daily, the building’s collapse during school hours could have resulted in a significant tragedy.
The police said that the authorities have started clearing the debris with JCB machines. Locals have criticized the authorities for running the nursery school in a dilapidated building, posing a grave danger to the children.
Congress MLA Reacts To The Accident
The Congress MLA from Shivajinagar, Rizwan Arshad, reacting to the incident, explained that the authorities have already identified old buildings in the constituency. “Including the one that collapsed, three school buildings will be constructed. A tender has already been floated, and a new building will be built soon,” he stated.
“I had inspected the school building two years ago. We have already issued a tender to construct a new school building. Six government school buildings in Shivajinagar are too old and the process is underway to construct new schools. The school building is more than 50 years old,” the MLA added.
Last week, the students attended classes in the school building that has now collapsed. The BBMP officials visited the school for inspection and are removing the debris from the school building.