Mysore/Mysuru, May 26 -- Spark fears of Bowring Hospital-like tragedy

The collapse of a compound wall at Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru that claimed eight lives appears to have done little to alert officials elsewhere to similar dangers.

In Mysuru, a crumbling Government building on Benki Nawab Street now stands as a warning of possible tragedy amid official inaction. The compound wall of the District Industries Centre (DIC) building has developed deep cracks and is in a dangerous condition, but no repair work has been taken up so far.

The structure, built during the Maharaja's era, houses the office of the DIC Joint Director on Sayyaji Rao Road. An extension on Benki Nawab Street was constructed without a separate compound wall, instea...