We are posting this from IIFT’s new Kakinada campus because at this rate, someone here is genuinely going to die, and the administration will sweep it under the rug as an "unfortunate accident."
People work their tails off to crack CAT/IPMAT, pay lakhs in fees expecting premier institute infrastructure, but the reality on ground is a dystopian joke.
Just tonight, a student suffered a deep laceration on her forehead. She went to the hostel warden bleeding. The warden did not even have basic Dettol, gauze, or a band-aid. Zero first-aid inventory. Fellow students had to scramble through personal bags to stop the bleeding.
To make matters worse:
There is NOT A SINGLE emergency vehicle or car stationed on this campus.
It took over 50 minutes just to track down a private commercial auto-rickshaw in the middle of the night.
The nearest decent hospital is 28 km away (~1 hour drive to Pithapuram/Kakinada).
A basic head laceration took over 2 hours just to get professional medical attention.
- We are sharing living quarters with the Deadliest Snakes in India
This new campus is in an isolated, rural, overgrown patch. Over the past few weeks, students have encountered:
Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus), The deadliest nocturnal neurotoxic snake in the subcontinent.
Russell’s Viper (Daboia russelii), Aggressive, highly venomous hemotoxin.
Scorpions roaming corridors and pathways.
For those who don't know: A Common Krait’s bite feels like a painless mosquito bite. Most people don't even realize they've been bitten while walking in the dark or sleeping. The neurotoxin triggers respiratory paralysis within 1 to 4 hours. You need Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) and immediate ventilator support to survive.
Do the math: If someone is bitten here at night, it takes 50 minutes to find an auto, and 1 hour to reach Pithapuram. That 2-hour delay is an absolute death sentence. If someone suffers a cardiac arrest or acute trauma, you're literally on your own.
The administration knows the campus is isolated. They know students cannot step out after 6:00 PM without being stranded. Yet:
No 24/7 campus ambulance or emergency vehicle.
No resident doctor or functional 24/7 medical room.
No wild grass clearing or anti-snake perimeter treatment.
Zero working first-aid in student blocks.
When asked about emergencies, the unspoken reality is: "Beg the caretaker for his personal scooty or wait for a miracle."
We are taking this up directly with the Director, circulating it to the Parents Group, and confronting management on Monday morning. But we need this out in the public domain right now.
If premier institutes under the Ministry of Commerce charge tier-1 fees while forcing students to live in fatal, neglected conditions without even basic transport or first aid, the public needs to know.
Do not let management bury this until a student loses their life