Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- Parents and local activists are demanding that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) make public the latest structural audit report of the New Mahim Public School building. The civic-run school was vacated in August after officials declared the structure dangerous and shifted students to other schools in the middle of the academic year. The BMC's decision to vacate the school triggered widespread protests from parents, activists and members of the Marathi Abhyas Kendra. The agitation was led by local activist Pranali Raut who insisted that a second opinion was necessary before taking any "irreversible step". The BMC then appointed a third-party architect to conduct a fresh structural audit of the school building, which, according to Raut, has been submitted to the civic body. Based on conversations with the architects involved, Raut said, "The report states that the school building is not in a dilapidated state. Instead, it can be repaired within six months and made usable again. But the BMC has not shared a copy of this report with the concerned parents or the community." "Since this is a public school, the BMC must publish the audit report," said Sudhir Hegiste, secretary of the forum for justice, an initiative to solve local issues. When contacted, additional municipal commissioner Amit Saini confirmed that the report had been received and referred to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for review. Saini said, "Whenever there is a discrepancy, we send it (reports) to the TAC. They will give their decision in a week or two." However, the report's referral to the TAC sparked further concerns, with activists claiming the civic body was "sidestepping its responsibility". Raut explained, "The BMC itself had commissioned another audit after the earlier one in August. If the fresh report shows the school can be repaired, the civic body should accept it and reopen the school." In August, the BMC vacated the five-decade old New Mahim Public School, and shifted its 700 students to nearby schools. In 2024, it was graded C-2, unsafe but repairable. Parents and activists grew suspicious when in six months it was reclassified as C-1, dangerous beyond repair....