The Year long Centenary Celebrations of Osmania University has begun
and Govt of Telangana has to take keen interest in management of the
University to keeps its glory intact.
The condition of this world renowned University was neglected by successive governments since the end of Nizam's rule in 1948.
Nearly 20 of the 42 hostel buildings are in a pathetic state. The
hostel rooms and dormitories are not spacious enough. The iron cots have
no mattresses and students have been using banners and polythene covers
as bedsheets. Roofs are covered with asbestos sheets which are broken
at several places.
“During rainy season, it is a virtual shower
in our rooms. We cannot go anywhere,” lamented Prashant, a post-graduate
in public administration, staying in E-hostel.
There is no underground sewerage system in the hostels and water overflows through the drains. “About bathrooms, less said the better,” rues Reddy Srinivas, doing MA (political science).
“Many toilets are without doors and bolts. The water supply is grossly inadequate for 10,000 boarders. And this summer, there is a severe drinking water scarcity. There are no water coolers, and there is nobody to repair even the fans,” he said.
