Mysore/Mysuru, May 21 -- Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed all Government departments to immediately identify and submit lists of dilapidated buildings in Mysuru that could collapse during heavy rain or strong winds.

The direction was issued during a meeting of the District Disaster Management Authority at the D. Devaraj Urs Hall in the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) office yesterday, where the DC warned officials that they would be held directly responsible if unsafe structures collapsed and caused casualties.

He instructed departments to take up the clearance of dangerous buildings using departmental funds. Once the lists are submitted, proposals for demolition will be placed before the District Disaster Management Com...