‘Communication key to a growth-oriented environ’

Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University (BHU) vice-chancellor Prof Sudhir Kumar Jain said the university is striving to offer a vibrant, enriching and smooth campus life to its students and a number of initiatives have been taken in this regard over the past one and a half year.Interacting with the directors of institutes, deans of faculties, hostel wardens and senior functionaries of the university on Saturday, the VC said though these initiatives have already started showing positive outcomes, there is still a lot that needs to be done. The interaction at Swatantrata Bhawan saw a diverse exchange of ideas and suggestions in order to improve student amenities and infrastructure in the university.Prof Jain said continuous communication and interaction between students and their teachers, be it in the form of hostel inmates and wardens, trainees and their coaches, or researchers and supervisors, holds the key to a cordial, positive and growth-oriented atmosphere in the university. He took note of long needed repairs and maintenance in some of the hostels and assured that the university administration is addressing all these requests with utmost priority and urgency. Underlining the need to maintain discipline on the campus, the VC urged hostel wardens to be vigilant towards violations and make sure that the cordiality across campus isn’t disturbed. He also suggested that wardens should meet on a regular basis at faculty and university level so that any issues being faced by students or in the administration of the hostels are addressed promptly. Registrar Prof Arun Kumar Singh underlined the need of wardens to be in communication with all the students as lack of communication will lead to various issues and challenges.Finance officer Abhay Kumar Thakur said, “As an institution we must focus on our strengths and work on the same, which will, as a result, enhance BHU’s national and global glory.”University Sports Board vice-president Prof SVS Raju briefed about various activities on the sports and athletics front in the university. He informed that the rapidly growing number of participants in sporting activities is a testimony of university’s beefed-up steps in this regard. Dean of students Prof Anupam Kumar Nema coordinated the interaction.