Surabaya, Oct. 14 -- The Surabaya city government has partnered with the Alumni Association of the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (IKA ITS) to conduct structural audits of Islamic boarding schools after the deadly collapse of a pesantren building in Sidoarjo, East Java.

Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi said the initiative reflects the city's proactive effort to prevent similar incidents in other schools.

"We are taking preventive action. As Chairperson of IKA ITS East Java, I asked for assistance from ITS, and the rector agreed to help assess the structural strength of every boarding school building," Eri said in Surabaya on Tuesday.

A special joint team comprising ITS alumni engineers will soon be formed and deployed to inspect pe...