Anna University
On Sunday, measures were carried out at 16 educational institutions and hostels, including Anna University Hostel, Ethiraj College, Victoria Girls Hostel, MGR University, Jain College, and Indian Maritime University. Sameeran, who inspected the Victoria Hostel campus, said 100 college volunteers had joined the dengue-prevention effort and that 650kg of tyres and containers was collected from the Victoria campus alone. Chennai: Following the death of a student at Anna University due to scrub typhus, higher education minister P Viswanathan on Sunday said the state govt ordered all universities and colleges across the state to conduct a cleanliness drive to ensure safe campuses for students.
Replying to a question about the death, Viswanathan said there were rumours that the fourth-year student died of dengue fever. The loss of a student was unfortunate,” he said. The minister said the state govt ordered a mass cleaning drive and health screening for students at Anna University. We will extend all help concerning medical care and cleanliness to all educational institutions,” the minister said. GCC commissioner G S Sameeran said the corporation had been closely tracking the trend for two months.
“This is not true. I visited the campus and spoke with officials. “Parents need not panic.