Hyderabad: Osmania University Vice Chancellor, Prof S. Ramachandram conducted an inspection of encroached lands within the University on Tuesday.
Prof Ramachandram said the University will soon create a committee to look into the problem of encroachment of lands. He said there are a few legal cases on the OU land encroachment problem that has been pending for a long time.
He added that all these cases will be revisited with the new committee helping streamline efforts to pursue the pending cases. He said an efficient legal process will be put in place to meet the encroachment problem head on.
Encroachments on campus include religious structures and even a toddy compound. Prof. Ramachandram said his first aim was to clear all encroachments within the campus and its vicinity - which amount to 25 acres.
Hyderabad university plans to have a paperless election
The University of Hyderabad (UoH) will explore all possibilities of going paperless for the student union elections set to be held in the next couple of months. The present student union’s tenure will come to an end in a few weeks time, following which the varsity will be going for polls to elect a new body.
These are the first student union elections after the death of research scholar Rohith Vemula and SFI and ABVP among other student groups will be locking horns with each other to get the support of nearly 5,000 student voters.
When asked about the chances of going paper-less, university pro vice-chancellor Vipin Srivastava said that the administration would definitely explore all possibilities for the same.
“Large quantities of paper (in the form posters, banners, pamphlets) will be used during campaigning and going paper-less will prove beneficial. Also, Computer Science department will be asked to give inputs of holding polls using technology as an alternative to the regular casting of vote through paper ballot,” he said.
Further, he stated that student groups would be sensitized on the advantages of going paper-less during canvassing time. It may be mentioned here that NGT gave directions to Delhi University to conduct its student union elections, slated for September 7, in paper-less mode. Mr Srivastava stated that they would contact their counterparts in DU and take their inputs and suggestions on this issue before going to polls.
