Srinagar, March 9 -- As many as 765 school buildings and 11 bridges have been declared unsafe, while another 371 bridges require major or minor repairs, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said on Saturday.
Choudhary, who is Minister incharge of Public Works (Roads and buildings Department), provided the information in a written reply to an unstarred question by National Conference legislator Shamim Firdous in the Assembly.
"The PW (R&B Department) has already completed a safety audit of 382 bridges which were constructed 20 years ago. During the audit, 11 bridges were found to be unsafe while 250 bridges required major repairs and 121 required minor repairs," the deputy chief minister said.
He said the unsafe bridges were closed an...