{"id":24767,"date":"2026-08-02T13:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T13:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/?p=24767"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:42:28","slug":"hostel-overcrowding-water-woes-persist-at-kumarghat-teacher-training-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/2026\/08\/02\/hostel-overcrowding-water-woes-persist-at-kumarghat-teacher-training-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostel Overcrowding, Water Woes Persist at Kumarghat Teacher Training College"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kumarghat, August 2:<\/strong> The Government Teacher Training College at Kumarghat continues to face significant infrastructure deficiencies, hostel-related problems and a shortage of support staff, affecting the institution’s day-to-day functioning. College Principal Dr. Nibas Chandra Shil<\/strong> has appealed for immediate government intervention to address the long-pending issues and strengthen the institution’s academic environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established in 2015<\/strong> with the objective of preparing qualified teachers for the state’s education system, the college has emerged as an important teacher training institution in Tripura. However, despite completing more than a decade of operation, several basic infrastructural and administrative challenges remain unresolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the condition of the college, Dr. Shil said nearly 350 students<\/strong> are admitted every year, while the institution has 17 teaching faculty members<\/strong>. Although office staff are available, the existing workforce is inadequate to handle growing administrative responsibilities. He stressed the need for additional non-teaching staff to ensure the smooth functioning of the institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hostel facilities remain one of the most pressing concerns. The boys’ hostel has accommodation for 80 to 100 students<\/strong>, whereas the girls’ hostel can house only 60 to 65 students<\/strong>. With the number of female students increasing steadily each year, the existing hostel has become overcrowded, forcing many students to adjust in limited space due to a shortage of beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The principal also highlighted recurring drinking water shortages in both hostels during prolonged power cuts or load-shedding. As the water supply system depends on electricity, students are often left without adequate drinking water whenever power disruptions occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another longstanding issue is the absence of a government-appointed hostel warden<\/strong>. Since the college was established, no permanent warden has been posted. As a result, two women faculty members have been managing hostel affairs in addition to their regular teaching responsibilities, placing an extra burden on academic staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Shil urged the state government to take immediate steps to upgrade the college’s infrastructure by expanding hostel capacity, improving essential amenities, strengthening administrative support with additional non-teaching staff and creating permanent hostel warden posts. He expressed confidence that these measures would significantly improve the quality of teacher education and provide a better learning environment for aspiring teachers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kumarghat, August 2: The Government Teacher Training College at Kumarghat continues to face significant infrastructure deficiencies, hostel-related problems and a shortage of support staff, affecting the institution’s day-to-day functioning. College Principal Dr. Nibas Chandra Shil has appealed for immediate government intervention to address the long-pending issues and strengthen the institution’s academic environment. Established in 2015 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":243,"featured_media":24768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[6140],"class_list":["post-24767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tripura"],"authors":[{"term_id":6140,"user_id":243,"is_guest":0,"slug":"bindusmitabhowmik","display_name":"Bindusmita Bhowmik","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-02-at-11.04.01-AM.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-02-at-11.04.01-AM.jpeg"},"author_category":"1","first_name":"Bindusmita","last_name":"Bhowmik","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24767"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24774,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24767\/revisions\/24774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24767"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=24767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}