Overview
- Citing a ceiling fan that collapsed in a Tapti Hostel room on Tuesday night, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union on Wednesday demanded an immediate structural audit of all hostels and campus buildings.
- The union said a former associate dean had declared Tapti and Mahi Mandavi hostels unfit for accommodation yet students continued to be allotted rooms there without proper repairs.
- Students listed multiple physical hazards across campus, including leaking ceilings, crumbling walls and the dilapidated Teflas student centre, and said these problems follow earlier calls for a thorough audit of science laboratories and upgraded safety equipment.
- JNUSU invoked the Sept. 6 Satya Niketan building collapse to highlight the stakes and warned that neglect could cause serious injury or death; the union also wants reforms on lab timings, supervisory accountability and faculty sensitisation.
- There was no immediate public response from the JNU administration to the union’s allegations, raising the prospect of protests or further student pressure if inspections and repairs are not scheduled promptly.