Palakkad: Education minister V Sivankutty on Monday said general education department decided to conduct an urgent audit focusing on school safety.Speaking to the media in Palakkad, Sivankutty said, “A timely programme will be formulated as part of this initiative. A meeting of general education department officials, chaired by education minister, will be held at Shikshak Sadan on July 22.“He said all senior officials, including deputy directors of education, RDDs, ADs, principals of District Institute of Education & Training, district deputy education officers, district project coordinators, district project officers, district KITE coordinators and district Vidya Kiran coordinators, were asked to attend.The meeting will analyse the actions taken based on the circular issued by the director of general education in preparation for school reopening on May 13. From July 25 to 31, officials from general education department will conduct direct inspections in schools. A seven-member group will oversee monitoring in the districts.Karthikappally UP SchoolGeneral education department officials reported about the collapse of a portion of Govt UP School’s roof at Karthikappally in Alappuzha, said Sivankutty. The tiles and roof at the front of the unfit school building fell.“The headmaster informed higher officials that no classes were being conducted in the building. A building worth Rs 1 crore was completed using KIIFB funds. The district collector instructed the headmaster, through the tahsildar, to shift classes to the new building immediately. Steps to move classes to the new building were taken last night. The district collector and DDE, among others, will visit the school immediately to assess the situation,” he said.
