Thursday, May 28, 2015

Pakistan - Buildings of 384 schools have been declared dangerous in Rawalpindi


Buildings of 384 schools have been declared dangerous in Rawalpindi, sources said.

As many as 150 classrooms of the primary, elementary girls’ high schools have already been declared dangerous.
The Punjab government while taking notice of the alarming situation has issued orders for working out data of dangerous buildings and classrooms of the schools in Rawalpindi.
As per educational sources, 631 government girls’ primary schools and 193 middle girls’ schools are operating in Rawalpindi district. 150 classrooms are stated to be in dangerous and dilapidated condition and have been declared dangerous since several years. These schools include Ziaul Aloom, Government Islamia Higher Secondary School, Pehlvi school, Shaukat Girls school and two primary schools of Murree.
Sources said that the Punjab chief minister has taken notice of the matter and issued directives to constitute committees comprising members of provincial assembly, district coordination officer (DCO) and Education executive district officer (EDO) to work out lists of these schools and forward them to the government of Punjab. 

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/islamabad/28-May-2015/384-schools-buildings-in-rawalpindi-declared-dangerous

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