India, July 18 -- Ludhiana

Students residing in hostels at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have raised concerns over frequent and prolonged power outages, alleging that electricity remains unavailable in their rooms for several hours.

They have urged the university administration to ensure an uninterrupted power supply by arranging electricity through generators during outages. Residents of girls' hostels number 11, 12 and 14 said the university is aware that the power cut problem crops up every summer, becoming severe during the spells of hot and humid weather, so it should ensure that generators function during outages so that their study and sleep schedule is not disrupted.

According to the students, electricity often goes off ...