BU restricts entry of outsiders into campus, installs more CCTVs
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Berhampur: Berhampur University has tightened security in the campus by restricting the entry of outsiders, organising sensitisation meetings on the sexual harassment of women at workplace Act-2013 and installing 30 more CCTVs following reports of a series of incidents against female students in the state.
With this, the number of CCTVs in the campus has gone up to 100.
"We have restricted entry of outsiders into the campus. Students and staff are allowed to enter the campus by showing their identity cards," said Geetanjali Dash, the vice-chancellor, on Saturday. She said freshers, who took admission this year, have been asked to show their acknowledgement receipts with signature of the department heads while entering the campus.
Female boarders have been instructed to return to their respective hostels by 7 pm.
The sensitisation meetings were organised by the Internal Compliant Committee (ICC) over the last two days, she said. "As per the government direction, the names of new members of ICC and their phone numbers have been displayed at different places, including every department, hostel and some other areas, along with the anti-ragging posters," said the VC.
Anuva Choudhury, presiding officer of ICC, said the committee has decided to hold sensitisation meeting on the sexual harassment of women at workplace Act-2013 every quarter. "Complaint boxes have been installed in different departments, hostels and other places for students to lodge their complaints," said Choudhury.
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