BDU staff exhort Governor to secure government funds
The Hindu
‘The financial burden of the university is mounting’
Bharathidasan University Staff Welfare Association (BUSWA) has urged the Governor and Chancellor to secure from the State government ₹18.36 crore spent on establishment of permanent buildings and other infrastructural facilities in eight constituent colleges.
Bharathidasan University has borne the brunt of financial pressure after being allotted 10 out of the 41 constituent colleges. The university has to spend ₹1.5 crore every month from its own funds to meet the running expenditure including salary for teaching and non-teaching staff in the constituent colleges and other administrative expenses.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.