Port Blair, Oct 14: Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, A&N Islands has requested the Lt. Governor of A&N Islands for his kind intervention with regard to the unhealthy situation prevailing at Girls hostel of JNRM College which has the capacity of 230 beds whereas 691 girls of Inter Islands are staying in the said hostel.
Since the schools and colleges are supposed to open shortly and in this prevailing situation in JNRM girls hostel and in view of guidelines of COVID-19 pandemic, it would not be advisable to adjust all the 691 girls in the hostel beyond its capacity.
However, Mr. Sharma, MP said that a govt. building having 400 bedded capacity at the premises of Prothrapur Jail complex is lying vacant since 2016 which was constructed by incurring around Rs.15 (fifteen) crore.
Hence, he requested the Lt. Governor to shift the JNRM Boys hostel at the aforesaid vacant building at Jail premises, Prothrapur so that the girls who are facing accommodation problems in the existing JNRM girls hostel can be adjusted in the JNRM Boys hostel.
