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Bangalore University meets police after campus road death
Bangalore University has convened a meeting with traffic police after a 23-year-old postgraduate student died in a road accident on the Jnana Bharati campus. The university said it will approach the government…
The Story in Brief
Bangalore University has convened a meeting with traffic police after a 23-year-old postgraduate student died in a road accident on the Jnana Bharati campus. The university said it will approach the government to restrict public vehicles inside the campus. Interim measures include one-way traffic on Gandhi Road, dedicated pedestrian paths, removal of unauthorised shops, and installation of CCTV cameras linked to the city police command centre.
The meeting, chaired by vice-chancellor C Shivaraju and attended by DCP (Southwest) Anitha Haddannavar, reviewed speeding and unauthorised parking. Students who stormed a syndicate meeting also demanded a ban on public vehicles and closure of the Nandini outlet inside the campus, which they said attracts unnecessary traffic. Speed limit on campus is proposed at 20 kmph.
The Indian Opinion
As usual, a death is needed for action. But the real test is whether the university can actually stop public vehicles from using the campus as a short cut. Blaming kiosks like Nandini is easy, but the core issue remains: the campus is a thoroughfare. The government must decide if it will let the university restrict access. That decision will show if this tragedy leads to real change or just more meetings.
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
