Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of students of Utkal University staged a protest infront of the main gate on Friday opposing the immediate closure of the hostels of the government and private educational institutions amid surge of Covid-19 cases in Bhubaneswar.
The students locked the main gate and took to the streets after the university authorities asked them to vacant hostels ahead of examinations which affected the vehicular movement in the route.
The Utkal University authorities asked the boarders of PG fourth semester to vacate the hostels by 12 April.
Similarly, the university authorities also asked the PG first semester boarders to leave the hostels immediately after the completion of their mid semester examination, not later than 16 April.
However, the varsity has permitted the M.Phil final semester students, PhD scholars and PDFs to stay in the hostels provided with a recommendation of their guides and respective head of the departments to carry out dissertation and research work.
The University has also decided to close the hostel mess from 17 April. However, the mess of research scholar hostels will remain open till further notice.
Ms Kalinga