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Tamil Nadu schools to get colour codes for structural safety
The Tamil Nadu government has proposed colour coding for school and college buildings to indicate structural safety status, Minister Aadhav Arjuna told the Assembly on Monday. Red stickers will mark high-risk buildings…
The Tamil Nadu government has proposed colour coding for school and college buildings to indicate structural safety status, Minister Aadhav Arjuna told the Assembly on Monday. Red stickers will mark high-risk buildings that must be closed immediately for repairs, yellow stickers will indicate buildings requiring urgent repairs, and green stickers will label buildings deemed safe for the next five years, covering only government-run educational institutions.
Arjuna said survey data for each Assembly constituency will be shared with the local MLA for close monitoring of maintenance work, following Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's instruction. A specific budget has been set aside for repairs to ensure infrastructure on par with private institutions, the minister added.
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The colour-coding system borrows from disaster management protocols used by the National Disaster Management Authority for building safety after earthquakes, but its application to routine infrastructure audits is novel in Tamil Nadu. The state manages over 45,000 government schools, many built decades ago, and a 2021 Madras High Court order had directed regular structural audits of all government buildings after a school wall collapse killed 12 children in Tiruvannamalai. The key metric to track will be the proportion of red-sticker buildings in each constituency, as closures will directly affect classroom availability ahead of the next academic year in June 2027. The Assembly will review the survey data when it meets for the next budget session in March 2027.
Source: news.abplive.com
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