The undergraduate (UG) students of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) returned to their old cocoons (hostels) on Monday and Tuesday witnessing the same old environment of poor living conditions prevailing at the premier medical institution of the State. The institution will re-open on Wednesday after the gory incident of violence due to which hostels were vacated and classes were suspended for over month. Several security methods have been introduced around the hostels.
“The toilet flush does not work. Most of the rooms are in dilapidated condition wherein all the repairing is done by us. The hostel management is never keen to hear our woes,” said a second year UG female student. Another female student of UG third year said the drinking water was not always purified. Guardians of some UG girls who were there to drop their daughters said the arrangements for room and toilets are not justified. “My daughter and her batch mates were deprived from room allotment. They are forced to stay in dormitory where there is one fan for four girls,” said Mushtari Bano, a resident of Dhanbad.
like, Bano, RK Pandey, a resident of Deoghar said the number of toilets is comparatively less than the number of girls in one batch. “Many girls like my daughter have to wait for hours to attend the nature’s call. None of the rooms have attached bathroom or toilet,” Pandey mentioned. Notably, the ragging case was reported in one of the boy’s hostel. As a result, male students seemed more devoid from the required facilities. There are hardly any changes in room allotment of the girls. But, the boys have been shifted from Hostel 1 to 6 on the basis of seniority.
“The management assured us to provide a bed and table. But, no action has been taken. We were forced to manage bed and table from friends,” said a final year UG male student. Another boy of the same batch felt installing CCTV cameras near hostel entrance, deploying security guards and pasting anti-ragging posters cannot ensure their safety. “CCTV cameras should be installed in the library, common room, auditorium and classroom,” he said.