Bokaro: In a question raised by BJP’s Bokaro MLA Biranchi Narayan in the assembly on Tuesday, state minister Mithilesh Kumar Thakur answering on behalf of interim education minister Hemant Soren said three dozen school buildings owned by Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) are shut and the government cannot do anything in these buildings as they are owned by the PSU.
At a time when there is a high demand to pursue higher studies among students and Bokaro is an education hub, the shut schools should be utilised, said Narayan in the assembly. All the buildings are sprawling and have ample space. “Lack of proper maintenance has led the buildings to turn into ruins. The district lacks proper educational institutions for higher education,” he said.