Uday Kiran Thogiti (Sem. I)
A month into the harsh realities of hostel life, some boarders are looking with hope towards a new building taking shape nearby.
Located near New Godavari Hostel on Osmania University campus, the upcoming hostel is a three-storeyed structure with many modern amenities. It has over 160 rooms, with each floor featuring a reading room, a multi-purpose room, washing area, and a sick room.
These features have cast quite a spell on the inmates of Kaveri, especially, given its double burden.
A few years ago, the deteriorating Krishnaveni Hostel was shut down, and its students were accommodated in Kaveri Hostel. As a result, the number of students in Kaveri has exceeded its capacity. Even the reading rooms have been converted into regular rooms to accommodate the numbers. Consequently, students no longer have a reading room and are forced to travel a long distance, even late at night, to the University Library.
Additionally, since there is no mess facility within the hostel, Kaveri students must walk approximately half a kilometre to the mess hall. The pathway lacks proper lighting, forcing students to walk in the dark, which causes anxiety and fear among them.
“I was eating in the mess hall when a piece of plaster fell from the ceiling onto my plate. The roof is in a bad condition, and I am constantly worried that it might collapse,” says Narendra, a first-year Philosophy student.
“On the way to the mess hall, I encountered venomous snakes. On the same day, I saw both a Russell’s viper and a cobra. Our University Health Centre and the Tarnaka RTC hospital don’t even have anti-venom,” says Aravind, a first-year Chemistry student.
Given these difficulties in the Kaveri Hostel, students are hoping the administration will allocate the newly constructed hostel to them.
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