Ahmedabad (Gujarat), May 26 -- : In the wake of the Surat fire tragedy, Gujarat Chief Secretary Dr JN Singh on Sunday informed that show cause notices have been sent to coaching centres and other buildings in the state after a preliminary inspection.

Briefing about the steps being taken by the Gujarat government to avoid another such tragedy in the future, Singh said that over nine thousand buildings all over Gujarat have been issued notices.

"In the past two days, 9395 buildings all over Gujarat have been given show cause notice after a preliminary inspection, after Surat incident. Those issued show cause notices need to reply in three days," he said.

He added, "In Surat, 1123 coaching centres have been served show cause notices and the...