‘Unsafe classrooms’: Ravenshaw University students study on the road in Cuttack!

In an unusual form of protest, students of the prestigious Ravenshaw University in Cuttack on Thursday took their classes to the road to highlight the unsafe conditions of their classrooms. The demonstration comes after repeated complaints to the university authorities reportedly went unheard.

Expressing discontentment, Plus III second-year students of the arts stream sat on the roadside, setting up a makeshift classroom and continuing their lessons in protest. 

The students claimed that the ‘university classrooms are in a dilapidated state’, posing a risk to their safety.

Faculty Member Joined The Students

In a show of solidarity, a faculty member joined the students and conducted lessons on the road, emphasizing the urgency of the matter. The protestors urged the university administration to take immediate action to repair the classrooms and ensure a safe learning environment.

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“Our classrooms have been lying in a dilapidated condition for a long time. It is not safe for us, and nobody bothers to repair it. It’s been over a month, but no one is listening to our pleas,” alleged a protesting student.

Likewise, another student said, “We had submitted our complaints through an application. Earlier, it was partially damaged. Now, it has been completely damaged, but there is no repair work.”

According to the students, it’s not the first time they have raised concerns about the condition of the classrooms. They alleged that their previous demands for maintenance and safety checks had been ignored, leaving them with no option but to take their classes to the street.

University officials have not yet issued a response.