Goregaon school closed for structural audit after vibrations

The vibrations due to next door construction activity literally shook the foundations of Goregaon based St. John’s Universal school. The school has decided to conduct a structural audit of it’s building and has declared holiday till the report is out on Wednesday. The Principal of the school has attributed the vibrations to construction activity.

The incident happened on Wednesday evening when the school was about to leave. The vibration was so severe that computers fell from the table and students from the benches. The incident also agitated concerned parents who approached the school to inquire more about the incident.

Shalini Jaiswal, principal of the school, said, “The management have appointed a private engineer on the panel of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation who will do structural audit of the school and after its report only the school will open. We have informed BMC officials of our ward as well as the local police. The construction work has been stopped as of now on that site. “

When contacted Goregaon police, senior inspector, Dhanaji Nalawade, said, “The school did inform us. There is some repairing work happening in the school premises. The school was earlier three storey. Later on more floors were added. They also have mobile tower on their school building. No untoward incident happened during the vibration.”