Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (SS)
Bantwal, Jul 5: The Gadiyar Government School in the taluk is feared to be on the verge of collapse due to the ongoing development work on B C Road-Addahole highway and following the digging up of the hillock. A protective concrete wall is being constructed near the electric tower to ensure that the school structure is safe.
After the heavy downpour, the mud had caved in following the development work on the highway and digging up of the hillock that had been taken up till the school and electric tower end. Infuriated over the lack of safety in the work, the locals complained to the authorities.
Bantwal tahsildar S B Koodalagi along with other officials visited the spot on Monday and directed the NHAI engineers and contractors KNR Constructions to build a wall near the electric tower and the school. Construction work of the wall is likely to be completed within the next 10 days.