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Health Institute students go on strike

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Demand new building be allotted to it

PONDICHERRY: Students of the Pondicherry Government-sponsored Mother Theresa Institute of Health Sciences on Monday presented a memorandum to Chief Minister N. Rangasamy urging him to ensure that the building, which was nearing completion and was meant for the institute at Gorimedu near here should be earmarked to the institute without allotting it to any other project. Students who went on strike on Monday in support of this plea said that the 14-year-old institute was badly in need of spacious premises to run all the courses under one roof.

In different buildings

Presently, the Institute's departments are located in three different premises. Students doing the physiotherapy course are having the class on premises in Dubrayanpet and the pharmacy course class was being held on a campus in Gorimedu. The Institute's other courses such as nursing and medical lab technology are being conducted on another old premises of the government in the town.

Shortage of space

Students placed before the Chief Minister the current difficulties they faced because of shortage of space in the present campus and also the necessity for the institute to run the courses in three different pockets.

(The building located in Gorimedu and would be got ready in a couple of months was exclusively meant for the Mother Theresa Institute of Health Sciences. The government had spent nearly Rs. 8 crores for the institute's new premises).

Students fear that the building meant for their institute would be utilised for some other government project and if this happened they fear they would stand deprived of the facility to have a palatial campus.

The institute has now a total strength of more than 400 students in all the degree and diploma courses.

Students contended that they were not against any new project launched by the government.

But there should be firm assurance that the building meant for the institute should be available to it without change.

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