The students, both boarders and non-boarders, of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) who were stranded due to lockdown have been sent back to their hometowns by the administration.
On Saturday, MANUU in-charge Vice-Chancellor Prof Ayub Khan said more than 100 students staying in the Boys and Girls hostels besides 200 non-boarder students residing in the close vicinity of the campus belonging to various States were sent back to their hometowns through special trains.
Students who are pursuing various courses at Hyderabad travelled back to their homes in the trains arranged for Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Kerala. Students were permitted to travel after health screening at University Health Centre and they were provided health fitness certificate, face mask and sanitizer.
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MANUU in-charge registrar Prof SM Rahmatullah said a few students who are stranded at off campuses will be sent to their respective hometowns soon. To avoid long queues for students to travel through Shramik Express, e-pass registration facility was extended on the campus itself with the support of Raidurgam Police Station, Student Welfare Dean Prof Aleem Ashraf Jaisi said.
On reaching his hometown in Katihar, Bihar, a student of BA Noor Mojassam said the facility provided by Telangana government right from the Hyderabad to their hometown was exemplary. All students were provided free of cost travel, food packets, a milk bottle, sanitizers and water bottles, before boarding the train, he said.
The MANUU administration thanked the Union and State governments particularly Telangana Police for their support in sending the stranded students.
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