Peshawar: (RightNow) In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 36,967 classrooms in government schools are in disrepair. This revelation comes from the education department sources.

According to sources, out of 34,784 government schools, 19,224 classrooms require reconstruction and 17,743 need repairs. These figures highlight the poor condition of school infrastructure.

The PSRA states that information on unregistered schools is unavailable, but complaints are addressed. There are 11,542 registered private schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Director of Education Jafar Mansoor mentioned that 1,000 new classrooms are being constructed with PTC funds. The province has millions of classrooms needing construction.

It is noteworthy that incidents of school roof collapses have been reported before. Rescue 1122 and other departments were promptly mobilized.