BDU students stranded in hostels seek help to return

BDU students stranded in hostels seek help to return

TNN | May 16, 2020, 04.22 AM IST

TRICHY: As few students from other states, who are studying in Bharatidasan University, have been stranded in their private hostels outside the university in Trichy for 50 days now, they have sought help from concerned officials to travel to their respective natives.

A final year post-graduate student from West Bengal studying at Bharatidasan University is stuck in a private hostel opposite the university. His parents, who had come to Trichy to meet him in March, are also with him at the hostel. They got stuck here as their tickets to return home were cancelled due to lockdown.

There are a total 17 students of BDU, who are stranded in private hostels outside the university campus since the lockdown. While they are in contact with some of the faculty members and have access to essentials from nearby shops, all their attempts to return to their state have been futile.

Another female research scholar from New Delhi in a girl’s hostel opposite to university said that she even tried to book biweekly trains to Delhi from Chennai but was unsuccessful over huge rush.

“We have been giving our details to officials in our native state and in Trichy based on the directions from our university staff. But we haven’t got any positive response,” said the student.

Speaking to TOI, G Gopinath, registrar, BDU, said that the university administration is in constant touch with the students and they have sent the list of students to officials in Chennai to take steps for their safe return to the respective state. “We can expect positive response in a couple of days,” said the registrar based on his conversation with the officials.