AMU to put Rs 10-cr security clamp on campus

“After the horrific murders on the campus and damaging of university property, it was decided that a good security system was needed to keep things peaceful and in tune with an academic environment at the university. Tenders have been invited for purchase of security equipment, including CCTVs, for the campus and by month-end or so the high-powered security committee will take a decision as to which agency should implement the security plan. I would also like to clarify that contrary to all rumour mongering, there will be no police on the campus at all unless situation so demands,” said AMU’s Vice-Chancellor P K Abdul Azis.

“We are hopeful that in a year or two our proctorial staff will also be well trained by private security agencies and will be equipped to ensure peace on the campus,” added Azis.

AMU has invited tenders for deployment of 433 security personnel, including 37 gunmen, CCTVs, 50 walkie-talkie sets, metal detectors, an X-ray scanner and smoke detectors among other things. The high security measures were proposed after AMU had to close down for two months last year soon after the murder of a second year engineering student in September which was followed by violence on the campus. The university had then demanded paramilitary deployment to control the situation.

With Azis having completed a year as the V-C of AMU, he is now working on ways to reposition the university as a world class institution and to start with he is banking on its alumni. AMU will be organising its first ever World Alumni summit on October 18 and 19 in an attempt to mobilise a corpus fund of about Rs 100 crore towards upgradation and modernisation of the varsity and encouraging visiting faculties of international repute.

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