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SRFTI Opens Temporary Housing After Campus Violence Fears
The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute has offered temporary rooms to first-year students.
These students were worried about staying outside campus after violence on Sunday.
The temporary rooms include a hostel normally used by actors and two staff quarters.
About 70 first-year students live in rented rooms or paying guest homes because the institute does not have enough hostel space.
The violence happened during protests about a programme held by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat.
Students said people threw stones and bottles and that some students were hurt.
Teachers and students want better safety for people living both inside and outside the campus.
The institute says it is building a larger hostel, but it may take a couple of years.
SRFTI has opened its Transit Hostel and two staff quarters to first-year students living outside campus.
The move follows alleged assaults and clashes on Sunday during protests against an Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat programme.
Around 70 first-year students live in paying guest accommodations or rented messes because of limited hostel space.
Students and teachers said the violence had traumatised students and raised concerns about off-campus safety.
The institute is developing a larger hostel that officials say could accommodate all students in a few years.
- Who
- First-year students, teachers, the SRFTI administration, and supporters of the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat were involved or affected.
- What
- SRFTI opened temporary accommodation after students expressed fear following alleged violence during Sunday’s protests.
- Where
- At the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute campus, with concerns also involving students’ paying guest accommodations and rented messes outside campus.
- When
- The violence occurred on Sunday; the temporary accommodation will be available until the situation improves.
- Why
- Many students were reportedly traumatised and afraid to remain outside campus, while existing hostel capacity is insufficient.
Student Safety Concerns
Institute Response
Accommodation
Student Safety Concerns
Students urged SRFTI to provide enough campus housing because many first-years must live outside and now feel unsafe.
Institute Response
The institute has opened its Transit Hostel and two staff quarters temporarily and is developing a larger hostel for future use.
Security
Student Safety Concerns
Students and teachers called for stronger safety measures for students living both on and off campus after the alleged assaults and confrontation.
Institute Response
SRFTI responded to the immediate fear by allowing affected first-year students to move into temporary campus accommodation until conditions improve.
Key facts
- Institute
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
- Temporary accommodation
- The Transit Hostel and two staff quarters
- Students affected
- About 70 first-year students live in paying guest accommodations or rented messes
- Trigger
- Alleged violence during protests on Sunday
- Programme target of protest
- An event held by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat
- Existing facilities
- One hostel for girls and one for boys
- Long-term plan
- A larger hostel is being developed and is expected to take a couple of years
Quotes
SRFTI official
An official of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
“Usually, those who come to act in films made by our students and need residential facilities are accommodated there. But after we came to know many students were scared of staying in their PG accommodations after what happened on Sunday, we decided to allow first-year students to shift to the hostel and staff quarters till the situation improves.”
telegraphindia.com
“After Sunday’s violence, many students are traumatised. Many come from outside Bengal. The mob that assembled outside the gate chased many senior students and hit them. This has triggered panic among the first-year students. They should feel safe and secure.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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