Overview
- Students began an overnight protest late Tuesday after weeks of complaints about hostel conditions went unresolved.
- Following an open house with Vice-Chancellor Sudhir Krishnaswamy, who promised a written response in 7–10 days, students issued a 24-hour ultimatum and kept demonstrating on Thursday.
- Protesters cite erratic or missing water in hostels, with women saying outages during periods harmed menstrual hygiene and raised health risks such as urinary tract infections.
- Students describe triple-sharing bunk rooms as cramped, say the women’s hostels bear more of the burden, and report cases like roughly 36 residents sharing three stalls in the Yamuna block.
- They also allege safety lapses such as a falling lift and debris, complain of fans and fixtures failing, say mental-health services through Amaha were cut back, and note the university has not issued a detailed public statement.