Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Rekha Gupta Orders North Campus Safety and Infrastructure Improvements
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited Delhi University’s North Campus late Wednesday evening.
She talked with women students about safety, travel, hostels and college life.
Students mentioned dark areas, broken footpaths and problems with paying-guest homes.
Gupta told officials to add lights, trim branches that block them and repair footpaths.
She also asked them to check security cameras and work closely with police.
Officials were told to clean the campus and inspect important areas again.
Gupta said the government plans rules for paying-guest housing and is working on better hostels.
She encouraged women students to learn self-defence.
She said officials’ actions would be reviewed later.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta made a surprise visit to Delhi University’s North Campus late Wednesday evening and spoke with women students.
Students raised concerns about dark campus stretches, damaged footpaths and conditions in paying-guest accommodation.
Gupta ordered officials to improve lighting, prune branches blocking illumination, repair footpaths and consider accessibility for students with disabilities.
She directed officials to check existing CCTV cameras, install more where needed and coordinate with police and university officials on security.
Gupta also ordered campus cleaning, encouraged self-defence training and said the government plans a paying-guest policy and improved hostel facilities.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, women students, and officials from the Public Works Department, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi Police.
- What
- Gupta inspected campus conditions, heard students’ concerns and directed officials to address safety, infrastructure, cleanliness and accommodation issues.
- When
- Late Wednesday evening; the articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- Delhi University’s North Campus, Delhi.
- Why
- To hear students’ concerns and review women’s safety, campus facilities and accommodation.
- Visit
- Surprise inspection late Wednesday evening
- Student interaction
- Gupta spoke with women students outside the Arts Faculty over tea
- Issues raised
- Dark stretches, damaged footpaths and concerns about paying-guest facilities
- Lighting and pathways
- Officials were directed to add lighting, prune obstructing branches and repair uneven footpaths
- CCTV
- Existing cameras are to be checked and more installed where required
- Security coordination
- Gupta called for close coordination between police and university administration; students said women police personnel were present at night and PCR vehicles arrived when needed
- Accommodation plans
- The Delhi government said it plans a paying-guest policy and is working on new and improved hostels
- Follow-up
- Gupta said action taken on her directions would be reviewed subsequently
Sources
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Inspects Delhi University North Campus, Orders Women’s Safety Measures, More CCTV Cameras And Better Lighting | Video
‘If any problem, tell me’: CM Rekha Gupta interacts with girl students on North Campus
