Veterinary students protest against move to start private vet colleges

Protesting the Tamil Nadu Government’s determination to let backstage veterinary colleges successful the State, students of Government Veterinary College and Research Institute astatine Ramaiyanpatti connected metropolis outskirts staged sit-in protestation connected their assemblage premises connected Friday.

The protesting students said occupation opportunities for the 680 veterinary doctors graduating from the 7 authorities veterinary colleges successful Chennai, Namakkal, Tirunelveli, Orathanadu, Salem and Udumalaipet were “very minimal”. Even arsenic these students were struggling to get placed successful the authorities institutions, the determination to commencement backstage veterinary colleges would further worsen the situation.