HYDERABAD: Students of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) sat on a starvation strike in entrance of the chief warden's office on Monday against relocation of a few scholars from various hostels all over summer time damage.
Dozens of scholars raised their voice against the chief warden's transfer to lock down hostels and relocate scholars. "Hundreds of students will be affected by this move. Especially students of integrated and masters programme pursue internships and projects during summer break. We will not tolerate closure of hostels and relocation of students for a month since the next academic session is scheduled to commence from July," stated P Sreerag, president of the UoH scholars' union.
The scholar leaders argued that the administration's transfer to relocate scholars to save lots of electrical energy and water was once not favourable for many.
"In the process, they are not even sparing the visually-challenged students. In the name of saving electricity and water, they are forcing students to shift to other hostels though the per capita water and electricity consumption will remain the same," argued Arif Ahammed, common secretary of the scholars' union.
It is also recalled that the college had accorded permission to about 450 post-graduate scholars getting ready for aggressive exams or getting to respectable internships.
A press communique issued by means of the college previous this month states that the transfer to accommodate scholars in a "handful of hostels" was once "to rationalise use of electricity, water and management of messes".
"This will also allow the university to take up the much-needed maintenance and repairs of some hostels. The university spends, on an average, about Rs 9.5 crore per annum on electricity, water and internet in hostels. But, the rising costs of maintenance coupled with acute shortage of water supply has compelled the university to charge students wanting to stay back during vacation," the communique read.
Dozens of scholars raised their voice against the chief warden's transfer to lock down hostels and relocate scholars. "Hundreds of students will be affected by this move. Especially students of integrated and masters programme pursue internships and projects during summer break. We will not tolerate closure of hostels and relocation of students for a month since the next academic session is scheduled to commence from July," stated P Sreerag, president of the UoH scholars' union.
The scholar leaders argued that the administration's transfer to relocate scholars to save lots of electrical energy and water was once not favourable for many.
"In the process, they are not even sparing the visually-challenged students. In the name of saving electricity and water, they are forcing students to shift to other hostels though the per capita water and electricity consumption will remain the same," argued Arif Ahammed, common secretary of the scholars' union.
It is also recalled that the college had accorded permission to about 450 post-graduate scholars getting ready for aggressive exams or getting to respectable internships.
A press communique issued by means of the college previous this month states that the transfer to accommodate scholars in a "handful of hostels" was once "to rationalise use of electricity, water and management of messes".
"This will also allow the university to take up the much-needed maintenance and repairs of some hostels. The university spends, on an average, about Rs 9.5 crore per annum on electricity, water and internet in hostels. But, the rising costs of maintenance coupled with acute shortage of water supply has compelled the university to charge students wanting to stay back during vacation," the communique read.
UoH students protest shift from hostels
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