Chennai: There is misery and destruction everywhere in this children’s home hostel It has to be seen to be believed.
60 room building Central Polytechnic College in (CPT) Scanning It had stinked for years, but nothing was done to relocate students or renovate the structure of the sprawling complex. Nearly 1,000 students study a variety of diploma courses such as mechanics, civil, computer science and electrical at the 108-year-old institution, but only just over 100 choose to risk life and limb by living in the 60-year-old building.
Only 25 rooms are occupied, the rest are abandoned as they are full of garbage, rust and broken beds. Many of the abandoned rooms on the first floor smell of urine.
The students pay rent of ₹2,500 a month each, but bathroom doors are missing and stained and smelly toilets are unusable. The corridors have not been swept in a long time, the fans and lights barely work, and there is not even the slightest maintenance. That’s why boys go outside to pee or take a bath.
“It is managed by the Directorate of Technical Education. There is no principal here to manage anything, but on paper they say someone has been appointed. It seems like no budget has been allocated for maintenance,” said a third-year student.
When TOI visited the ground plus two-storey building on Sunday, it was a house It is a horrifying sight, with its cracked roof, exposed and rusting steel, broken walls and damaged doors and windows.
There was no one on campus except the cafeteria staff. Most of the 10 toilets on each floor were completely damaged; There were no taps, water sources, doors or functional toilets. The common water tank outside the building was full of worms, but students used it while bathing outdoors.
“The toilet floors haven’t been swept for months, so no one goes there to wash. All the students line up outside the one or two toilets that are still working,” said another student. TOI spotted at least 12 pigs around the place where the students were bathing. Some say snakes are frequent visitors, especially at night.
The fact that the entire campus and corridors were full of garbage also attracted the attention of stray animals. “No one comes to collect garbage,” said one student. The wall of the building was completely damaged and there were not enough lights or CCTV cameras.
Students, mostly from other parts of Tamil Nadu, for the three-year diploma course said the food was of poor quality. Even though they pay $80 to $100 a day, they have to put up with watery spleen or undercooked rice. “Many people spend money to rent PGs,” said a second-year student.
When asked about the confusion, technical education commissioner T Abraham said there were three safer buildings on the campus and all students would be shifted to the better ones. “The existing hostel was built in 1964. The government has sanctioned ₹25 crore to build a new hostel and it will be ready before the next academic year. There are 145 students and most of them have already been shifted elsewhere,” he said.
But nothing bad should happen in the meantime because there are about six months left until the next academic year. Chennai: One has to see the stench, squalor and ruin around this boys’ hostel to believe it.
The 60-room hostel of Central Polytechnic College in Taramani has been stinking for years, but nothing has been done to move students out or renovate the building, which sits atop a sprawling complex. Nearly 1,000 students study a variety of diploma courses such as mechanics, civil, computer science and electrical at the 108-year-old institution, but only just over 100 choose to risk life and limb by staying at the 60th institution. annual hostel building.
Only 25 rooms are occupied, and the rest are abandoned with garbage, rusted and broken beds, and a place where public urination is common. Many of the abandoned rooms on the first floor smell of urine.
Students pay 2,500 a month in rent, but there is no bathroom door and the toilets are stained and smelly. The corridors have not been swept in a long time, the fans and lights barely work, and there is no need for any maintenance. That’s why boys go outside to pee or take a bath.
“It is managed by the state’s Technical Education Directorate. There is no principal here to manage anything, but on paper they say someone has been appointed. It seems like no budget has been allocated for maintenance,” said a third-year student. .
When TOI visited the ground plus two-storey hostel building at the CIT campus in Taramani, it looked like a house of horrors with a cracked roof, exposed and rusting steel, broken walls and damaged doors and windows.
There was no one on campus except the cafeteria staff on Sunday. Most of the 10 toilets on each floor were completely damaged; There were no taps, water sources, doors or functional toilets. The common water tank outside the building is full of worms and students still use it when bathing outdoors.
“The toilet floors haven’t been swept for months, so no one goes there to wash. All the students line up outside the one or two toilets that are still working,” said another student. TOI spotted at least 12 pigs around the place where the students were bathing. Students say snakes are frequent visitors, especially at night.
The entire campus and corridors were full of garbage, attracting stray people as well. “No one comes here to collect garbage,” said one student. The wall of the building is completely damaged and there is not enough light or CCTV.
Students, mostly from other parts of Tamil Nadu, for the three-year diploma course said the food was of poor quality. Even though they pay $80 to $100 a day, they have to put up with watery spleen or undercooked rice. “Many students spend money on renting PGs,” said a second-year student.
When asked about the confusion, technical education commissioner T Abraham said they have three safer buildings on the campus and all students will be shifted to better buildings. “The existing hostel was built in 1964. The government has sanctioned Rs 25 crore to build a new hostel and it will be ready before the next academic year. There are 145 students and most of them have already been shifted elsewhere,” he said.
However, in the meantime, there should not be any negativity because there are six months left until the next academic year.