PNS|Hyderabad
Students of Veeranari Chakali Ilamma Women’s University (VCIU) staged a massive protest on the campus premises on Thursday, raising serious concerns over inadequate hostel facilities and unsafe living conditions.
The protest, which began around 9 am was led by women students who alleged that their repeated grievances were being ignored by the university administration. Among the key issues highlighted were the lack of basic amenities such as water, beds and fans, as well as the presence of rats and snakes in hostel premises.
“We don’t even have water facilities though the pipelines have been laid. When we try to meet the Vice-Chancellor to raise these issues, we are told that hostel matters should not be brought out,” one of the protesting students said.
Students further complained that overcrowding has worsened their condition, with two students often forced to share a single bed – and in some rooms, there are no beds at all.
“We came here to study, not to suffer physically and mentally.
We feel suffocated inside the rooms,” said another student.
They also claimed that in older hostel buildings, rats have been falling on students while they sleep. Despite submitting a detailed representation of the problems, students said there has been no response or accountability from the university’s Vice-Chancellor.
