Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday instructed the State Disaster Management Authority to compile a detailed report on all school and hospital buildings that are in need of repair or require demolition.

The chief minister, at a high-level meeting held here, instructed officials to furnish the information within two weeks, said a press release. He also ordered safety inspections of buildings housing unaided schools, it added.

These instructions come in the wake of multiple accidents reported last month. A 52-year-old woman died after a section of the toilet complex at the Kottayam Medical College collapsed. In a separate incident, a 13-year-old student from an aided school in Kollam district died due to electrocution.

Additionally, a portion of the roof at a government upper primary school in Karthikappally, Alappuzha district, collapsed. As the incident occurred on a Sunday, no injuries were reported.

Ministers K Rajan, K N Balagopal, V Sivankutty, P A Mohamed Riyas, and Veena George, along with the Chief Secretary Jayathilak and district collectors, attended the meeting.

The chief minister directed officials to submit the details of buildings needing repair and those requiring demolition separately.

He said demolitions should be carried out on holidays, and alternative arrangements for conducting classes should be made by local bodies, parent-teacher associations, and the education department until new buildings are constructed.

Vijayan also announced the development of a software platform to record details of public buildings deemed unsafe. He further called for the establishment of an inspection mechanism for electrical safety, it further stated.

PTI