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SShaliniguru566
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April 19, 2025 at 6:14 amI’m a student at a well-known physiotherapy college in Pune, Maharashtra. Recently, the administration decided to remove all air conditioning units from the classrooms, citing “energy conservation” as the reason. This decision was made at a time when Pune is facing extreme heatwaves, with temperatures soaring to around 45°C (113°F).The classrooms were originally designed for a centralized AC system and have only one small window that opens. The ventilation is almost non-existent, and during afternoon lectures with 60+ students packed in, it becomes unbearably hot and suffocating. On top of this, professors often switch off the fans so students can “hear them better,” which only worsens the situation.
Adding to the frustration, the staff rooms and teacher cabins still have fully functioning ACs. So the energy conservation argument feels hypocritical and selective.
We’ve tried raising this issue with the college administration through informal complaints, but no action has been taken, and the situation is only getting worse. Several students have already experienced headaches, dehydration, and near fainting spells during classes.
Is there any legal route we can take to compel the college to address this? Are there guidelines or health & safety regulations for educational institutions in India that they could be violating by creating such an unsafe learning environment? Any advice on how to proceed would be highly appreciated.
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AAlphahawk2825
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April 19, 2025 at 6:24 am[response i got from perplexity](https://www.perplexity.ai/search/college-removed-acs-during-a-h-zKhW87zCQZa6lypm7Uldqg)-
SSagarlion550
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April 19, 2025 at 6:38 amRare kind
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AAbhijeetrider890
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April 19, 2025 at 6:36 amI refuse to believe pune is reaching 45 degrees Celsius.-
RRahullion406
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April 19, 2025 at 6:38 amYou can refuse to, am in Katraj and it reached 40C yesterday here. 45 isn’t smth unbelievable anymore, not after the last 2 years. -
MMightysmriti3638
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April 19, 2025 at 7:17 amGlobal warming. Which rock have you been hiding under over the last 20 years? -
QQuicksushma9423
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April 19, 2025 at 8:48 amI refuse to believe you exist. Does not change the fact but like you I refuse to believe
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SSilentmehul7079
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April 19, 2025 at 6:37 amI don’t think so but you all can threaten them to sue for knowingly harming students’ health. If they want to conserve energy they should spend on large windows and plenty of greenery and cool water and drinks. But they will get back at you by making you all perform poorly -
AAnshguru983
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April 19, 2025 at 6:41 amNanga andolan karo. Garmi me jab class ho shirt pant utar ke baith jao.Ye real incident hai, civil disobedience movement ke time bohot jails me aisa hua tha. Kaidiyon ne apne kapde utar kar movement ko support kiya tha
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SSaurabhtiger426
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April 19, 2025 at 6:44 amUlta college sexual harrasment jaisa koi case kar degi, ladke ladki dono honge na class me.-
MMightysmriti3638
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April 19, 2025 at 7:29 amCollege owner ka lalchi nanga naach hai yeh. Write shitty reviews so other students stop enrolling in the shitty college.
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LLuckytara4910
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April 19, 2025 at 6:46 amYou can’t demand anything. I know your generation feels you have a lot of ‘rights’ etc like you see in the movies and read about incidents in the US etc. but you actually don’t. It’s not just you but that applies to all of us. AC’s are for the privileged. It is not your right. When a farmer goes to work does he carry an AC with him? No! Most schools/colleges in India barely have fans, clean toilets for women, differently abled friendly let alone AC’s.Since you posted on Legal Advice India – most court rooms and government offices don’t have AC’s either even in remote places in Rajasthan and Gujarat where the temperature is crazy.
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BBraveseema1432
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April 19, 2025 at 6:50 amIMO if the room was built properly ventilated then it’s not such a big issue, but if the room was built with focusing on AC as cooling unit and they reduced the windows to give better air trapping then it becomes a hot chamber-
LLuckytara4910
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April 19, 2025 at 6:59 amWell if they thought so much while constructing buildings in India, our country would have a different landscape. Like I mentioned- these buildings are not even disabled friendly (which is mandated by law) let alone designed for ventilation.-
MMightysmriti3638
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April 19, 2025 at 7:30 amagree w/ you bruh
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AAlphaeagle7623
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April 19, 2025 at 7:11 amAbey baklund .
Yeh log fees dere hai
You never know bhai kitna fees dere hai
And gawar log kissi bhi chiz par cist cutting karne ke liye kuch bhi karte hai cause they know koi regulatory body nahi koi pressure nahi from student .Jiska post hai
Twitter bhai
Wahan like yeh sab .pictures dal.And be super potlite don’t come of as privelaged .
Pune peeps themselves know how Pune was ruined in the last 10-15 years .
I am sure twitter par viral hone ke baad kuch hoga .pressure aheya .College ke sabhi bacho ko bolna twitter par share wagera jo bhi hai wahan wo kare to increase reach and clearly mention the people usme tag karke
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SSilentthinker5640
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April 19, 2025 at 7:12 amThen why don’t you stop eating? As a good chunk of Indians are malnourished. Food is for the privileged. It’s not your right.-
MMightysmriti3638
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April 19, 2025 at 7:21 amNo no, let him eat wheat that’s mixed with farmer’s balls sweat.
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MMightysmriti3638
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April 19, 2025 at 7:14 amPeople in remote places in Rajasthan and Gujarat don’t wear underwear to remain cool. Farmers don’t wear underwear under their dhotis.Are you seriously suggesting that students should start going commando?
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AAnshguru983
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April 19, 2025 at 7:18 amArey dadaji, apka time nahi hai. Climate change aur urban heat island effect se bohot zada garmi ho rahi hai.
Dehydration se koi mar bhi sakta hai. -
SSwiftbro898
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April 19, 2025 at 8:59 amDo you have a filter/RO in your home? If so, please uninstall it immediately. Clean water is for the privileged. When a farmer goes to work, does he carry a Kent Gold Optima water purifier with him? No! Please be considerate to other people’s suffering 🙏 -
SShaliniguru566
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April 19, 2025 at 9:10 amAren’t you the guy who commented “In this heat?” To a meet up post on r/mumbaimeetups ?-
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LLuckytara4910
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April 19, 2025 at 5:30 pmYeah. Roaming around Churchgate in this heat is quite different from college.If you want to sue your college as suggested by a few people – be my guest. But be prepared to bear the consequences that come with it too.
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PProhawk5308
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April 21, 2025 at 1:49 pmItne gawar kaise hi bhai ? Chuite
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SSmartguru4808
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April 19, 2025 at 6:55 amIs this a private or public college? Did they advertise AC classrooms? When you paid fees, did you have information that led you to believe you would be studying in AC classrooms? If they did, you may be having some rights under false advertising and misleading/fraud.-
SShaliniguru566
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April 19, 2025 at 8:56 amPrivate college. They did not advertise anything about AC classrooms, but the classrooms are designed for a centralised AC system. The windows are concealed and the ceiling height is around 7ft.
They recently discovered that the AC vents were blocked and need replacing which will cost them around 5CR ( beefed up numbers for sure). But also centralised AC works in the faculty lounge and other common areas 🤡-
CCleverhero7288
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April 19, 2025 at 11:21 amitne me to wo 10 lawyer hire karke 50 baar case jeet lenge -
SSwiftmitali6013
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April 19, 2025 at 5:11 pmLOL suck it up aur apne aukaat mein raho, ya apne maa-baap ko bolo aake authorities se milne. There is no legal precedent here
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MMightysmriti3638
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April 19, 2025 at 7:12 amStop paying them fees, “money conservation”. -
CCleverhawk4939
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April 19, 2025 at 7:36 amLook in the few receipt a lot of colleges put AC fees in their receipt -
RRamguy45
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April 19, 2025 at 7:38 amIs this happening at SICOP?-
MMightysmriti3638
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April 19, 2025 at 8:52 amDa -
SShaliniguru566
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April 19, 2025 at 8:53 amYeah-
RRamguy45
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April 19, 2025 at 8:54 amTf is wrong with them???
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PProseeker9377
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April 19, 2025 at 7:55 amThat’s unhygienic. Be united and don’t be afraid to raise the voice. If all of you stand together college will not be able to sabotage any of your career.This is just a cost saving practice in the name of energy conservation but disregarding safe health conditions.
If one of you guys have air quality monitors, document temperature, humidity and CO2 before and after.
Find some of your law studying friends and consult them. As a united group formally write to college first demanding a response within 48 hrs. If response is not satisfactory then simply go ahead and file a case against the college. No negotiations.
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DDesishark8254
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April 19, 2025 at 8:07 amGobar lagao bhai walls pe. /s -
EExpertthinker8580
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April 19, 2025 at 8:10 amThere’s no student body or union?Do a strike, but need some organizers. We protested a few times during our college, you need the same.
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HHappyfalcon1757
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April 19, 2025 at 8:12 amAt times I just love ABVP 😂😂😂Happened in my college too they removed the ac’s and installed them in different department building (corruption they ate up the money given for installation of ac’s). Our department was told ac’s are old and causing harm to our environment. Nothing happened when we complained to department and heads. Eventually ABVP came to rescue they made sure none of the ac’s are used anywhere in the entire college. Not even in VC’s and PVC’s room🤣🤣🤣
Moreover they went to the department where the ac’s were installed and wrote with paint the name of the department from where it was removed along with the date of removal 🤣🤣🤣
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SShaliniguru566
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April 19, 2025 at 8:57 amDo private colleges entertain ABVP?-
HHappyfalcon1757
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April 19, 2025 at 9:17 amDepends on their presence in the region, if you can get their attention and they feel like getting involved nothing can stop them. Even if they are stopped from acting your issues will be taken seriously after that.
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CCoolking4979
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April 19, 2025 at 8:44 amUnbearable – yes.Unsafe – yesn’t
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MMightysmriti3638
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April 19, 2025 at 8:53 amJust stop wearing underwear and shake hands with teachers after scratching your sweaty balls.-
CCoolking4979
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April 19, 2025 at 9:10 am😹
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FFiercedude6057
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April 19, 2025 at 8:50 amGobar incoming -
VVedantninja530
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April 19, 2025 at 9:05 amGet ACs removed from management’s rooms also. The problem will be solved in 2 days. -
GGopalwolf173
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April 19, 2025 at 9:36 amPlease involve parents. This is a serious issue. It can cause heatstroke. All parents and students, get together and involve some higher ups. -
VVivekguru848
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April 19, 2025 at 11:11 amrelative is in iit-bombay … no ac in rooms & also they didn’t allow a small cooler in room -
BBrightseeker1272
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April 20, 2025 at 5:21 amBhai you are a student. Chup chap padhai Karo aur itrao mat.-
PProhawk5308
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April 21, 2025 at 1:48 pmChutiye gawar ho kia?-
BBrightseeker1272
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April 21, 2025 at 4:16 pmAag lag gayi student ke padhai karne ke liye bol diya toh. 😂😂😂Bsdw ghar par baith ke hila le na agar padai likhainahi karni.
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PProhawk5308
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April 21, 2025 at 4:21 pmArrey lodu I graduated from Ivy League and tum jaise chutiye India me about hai. Bad environment / regressive attitude is not equal to better education. Here in US students get all the facilities and guess which country has better R&D and which country has gawar IT coolie.And lodu logic kia hai? Garmi hogi to
Padai achi hogi? Matlab maa bhang peeti thi kia?-
BBrightseeker1272
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April 22, 2025 at 4:51 amHaan. Teri bhaasha se lag raha hai tu ivy league se padha hai. 😂😂😂 Sala chu****.-
PProhawk5308
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April 22, 2025 at 9:36 amBhak lodu M7 MBA se grad hu..dekhe le profile..tujh jaise jhantu ka to application bhi accept na kare 😂 tune bataya nahi ko garmi me padai kiu achi hoti hai? Chodu-
BBrightseeker1272
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April 22, 2025 at 5:22 pmGood joke. Ab chal bartan saaf kar fatafat. Nahi toh pagaar kat jayegi.
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PPiyushbro590
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April 21, 2025 at 6:10 amPelt stones, burn tires -
BBrightfalcon3205
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April 21, 2025 at 6:30 amWhatever you do all classmates need to act collectively. -
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