India, April 28 -- Students in Bhandup are bearing the brunt of civic delays, as a municipal school on Tank Road, which was demolished in 2019 after being declared unsafe, has not been rebuilt even after seven years, while a nearby Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA)-constructed school building remains shut, forcing children into an overcrowded alternative.

The issue came up at Friday's BMC education committee meeting after member Priyank Rathod raised a point of objection, alleging inaction by both the BMC and the SRA. Committee chairperson Rajeshree Shirwadkar has sought a detailed explanation from officials in the upcoming educational meeting.

With no school on Tank Road, 199 students have been shifted to Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shind...