Surat, Oct. 24 -- Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) is installing 388 'anti-suicide' ceiling fans in its boys' and girls' hostels, featuring a spring mechanism designed to detach under excessive force and automatically cut off the power supply.

VNSGU Vice-Chancellor Kishor Chavda explained that the fans are equipped with a safety mechanism that allows them to detach when subjected to significant force, while simultaneously disconnecting the electricity supply.

He said the initiative was being implemented in accordance with guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Supreme Court, the Central government and the Gujarat government.

"In accordance with the guidelines issued by the UGC, the Supreme Court, t...