The department of school education and literacy, along with officials, recently ordered the demolition of two dilapidated classrooms at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Government Higher Primary School in Mangaluru. The authorities had been requesting the demolition for eight years due to safety risks to students. Teaching has been suspended in the dilapidated classrooms for student safety. Inspection and technical report submission have been completed for the demolition process.