Students Face Humiliating Experience Due to Lack of Toilet at Jr College

Hyderabad: Sunitha, an Intermediate student, was embarrassed to discuss the poor state of facilities at her college. Sheepishly, she started talking about the situation and eventually complained of shabby toilets and poor water, supply with her voice suddenly filled with anguish.  

She is not alone in her plight, as this is the situation around 150 students of the Government Junior College in Borabanda are facing. The college is located in Sector 3, which hosts economically weaker housing colonies.

Students said that they avoid drinking water so as to avoid having to use toilet facilities.  

Besides, the college — with four rooms, including three classrooms for MEC and CEC, and having three lecturers on the roll — has no cleaning or sweeping staff to maintain hygiene.

Isra Begum, a first-year Intermediate student at this college, said, “I was shocked to see the toilets. When I had to use the toilet first time, I was shocked to see it all dirty with a bad smell. There was no water supply to these toilets. Most students do not use them unless it's an emergency.”   

Students bemoaned the state of affairs, given that the college is located on the premises of a primary and high school. They said in many instances, they are using the toilets of the schools on request.

Jyotirmayee said, “The toilets belong to the government school. On request, those toilets are used by our students. The junior college was started in 2016, but without toilets since. We don’t even have sanitation staff for sweeping and cleaning the rooms. We request someone from nearby to clean. We have conveyed our plight to the higher authorities, but there is no use.”

She said: “There are only three lecturers at present. The college needs a better building and infrastructure, with proper staff.”  

C. Gyan Eswar, non-teaching staff of the college, said, “The toilets are locked by the school during their holidays. How can I explain the pain of the students? Boys are urinating near the gate of the toilets, which is humiliating and cattle-like treatment.”  

Amgoth Sunil, a student, said, “We all are students from economically poor families; most of our parents work as daily wage labourers. In the whole of Borabanda, this is the only government-run college. We have no option but to attend it as our parents cannot afford to enrol us in private colleges. Girls suffer the most. With these conditions, how can students attend the classes?”