DESAM grills construction works at Manipur University

Boys and Girls hostel for Schedule caste Students at Manipur University sanctioned under the 2012-2013 Plan of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is only in the starting stage. The hostel was instructed to complete construction within a period of two years, failing which the Ministry will discontinue releasing of further fund for the specific Yojana. The ministry also had strict instruction not to divert the fund meant for construction of the hostels.
A team of DESAM volunteers along with some media persons inspected the hostel construction as well as other constructions being taken place inside the University premises today.
On seeing the condition of the hostels, DESAM president M Angamba slammed the university authority for not completing the hostel within the stipulated time frame.
He said if the University authority fails to table valid reason for taking decades long in constructing of certain buildings viz International Guesthouse started in last month of 2006, 1500 capacity University Auditorium which has to started in the 2006, MIT Academic Block started in 2010, MIT Hostel, OBC and other students hostels in the University, the student body will begin series of agitations in the following days.