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KATHMANDU, MAY 10 -
The problem of government schools in the villages lacking proper sanitary system is age-old. But what about government colleges in the Capital? They stink, the students complain.
A Post investigation reveals that foul-smelling rest rooms are a major problem in government colleges in the Valley. Most of these colleges seem careless about the sanitation matters, including rest rooms and drinking water facilities.
Prominent government campuses such as Kanya Multiple College, Dillibazar; Kanya College, Bagbazaar; Ratna Rajya College, Exhibition Road; Shankar Dev College, Bagbazaar and Pashupati Multiple College, Chabahil, have no proper sanitation system and the students are fed up of complaining in vain.
“We have lodged compalints so many times but the authorities concerned are just not paying any attention,” said Anju Budhathoki, a BA first year student at Kanya College, Dillibazaar.
“As a noted girls’ college in Kathmandu, it should be concern about the health and hygiene of the students. Teachers and administration officials all know that students are compelled to drink polluted water and make use of dirty rest rooms, but they are not caring to address these problems,” added Sharmila Sharma, another graduate student at the college.
“Dirty rest rooms are a serious problem for both boys and girls on the campus. The campus must take the responsibility for maintenance of rest rooms,” said Biraj Ghimire of Pashupati Multiple Campus, Chabahil.
Some of the rooms in government colleges stink so much that the students are compelled to use masks inside their classrooms.
“We are habituated to such type of rest rooms and now we are tired of complaining. We use masks inside the classroom,” said Priya Sharma, a student of Ratna Rajya College.
“Many students don’t want to study here because of this problem,” said Umanga Adhikari, Shankar Dev College. “There are so many types of electricity-operated water purifiers in the market. Why don’t they buy one?” complained Adhikari.
“The appallingly poor poor hygiene and sanitation in the college has increased the risk of infectious diseases,” said Rita Budhathoki, Ratna Rajya College. “Especially, among girls the unhygienic rest rooms create urinary infections. That is what most of the doctors say,” she added. The college authority also acknowledge the problem that the students in their colleges arer facing but they offer various reasons for the neglect.
“We are constructing a new building for rest rooms at the the demand of the students. We are building at four places in each block on the canmpus,” said Bhola Regmi, Principal of Kanya College, Dillibazaar.
“Depending on our budget, we have been trying our best to maintain hygiene standards in rest rooms and drinking water quality. However, of late the rest rooms and other facilities have turned messy after around 2250 pro-Maoist protestors sheltered on the campus premises during the recent general strike,” said Gopal Chandra Pokhrel, Principal of Ratna Rajya College.
He added, “We are also suffering from scarcity of water. That’s why it is hard to manage things. As for the drinking water, we get water tankers to provide potable water to the students.”
Posted on: 2010-05-11 07:37
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