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Davangere hostels: DC finds poor food, land allotted but no buildings
Davangere Deputy Commissioner G M Gangadharaswamy made surprise visits to two government hostels on Wednesday. At the women’s hostel, he found only 500 ml of milk and curd for 40 students and…
The Story in Brief
Davangere Deputy Commissioner G M Gangadharaswamy made surprise visits to two government hostels on Wednesday. At the women’s hostel, he found only 500 ml of milk and curd for 40 students and inmates complained of insects in their food. He directed officials to improve sambar powder quality. At the sports hostel, students said the menu was not followed: they were served ghee rice and chicken instead of chapati and biryani. The DC noted the sheet-roof building would be too hot in summer and ordered a shift to another hostel.
Separately, Deccan Herald reports that the district administration has sanctioned sites for all hostels, but no buildings have been constructed, so hostels remain in rented premises.
The Indian Opinion
The surprise inspection shows officials are responsive, but the complaints of insects, inadequate milk, and menu changes reveal deep systemic problems. The sanctioned sites without buildings suggest a gap between planning and execution. The real test will be whether the next surprise visit finds the promised improvements, or whether students will continue to suffer in rented sheet-roof hostels.
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, deccanherald.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
