Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu met principals of Delhi University women’s colleges on September 30 and directed agencies to improve security around campuses and journeys to them. The university’s vice-chancellor, police and civic and transport officials attended. The directions address infrastructure, policing and mobility; the reports do not establish that the work has already been completed.
Principals described poorly lit roads, obstructed footpaths, unsafe parks and transport operators blocking entrances. The Statesman reported directions for more patrols near colleges and Metro stations, trained staff at Pink Booths and a designated police contact for each college. Authorities were also told to improve lighting and CCTV coverage on approaches and at bus stops.
Akashvani reported that the Transport Department was asked to improve connections for the final part of students’ journeys and regulate e-rickshaws. A student-safety application and a committee bringing together women’s colleges were proposed. Progress is to be reviewed every fortnight. These are announced measures, whose delivery and effect on students’ daily journeys remain to be assessed.
Separately, ANI reported an SFI protest near the Delhi Secretariat on September 30. Organisers described an 11-point charter, which one participant said had been submitted. Protesters challenged restrictions on women’s movement and sought accountability for sexual violence. The dispatch did not include an official reply to the charter or reproduce its complete text.
The developments followed a wider mobilisation at Delhi University. A separate Statesman report, citing IANS, dated the large Faculty of Arts and North Campus demonstration to September 28. Students from several women’s colleges had joined calls for safer public spaces and freedom of movement. That earlier march should be distinguished from the September 30 Secretariat protest and administrative meeting.