LSR Delhi University reopens renovated residence hall 4 years after bathroom roof collapse

Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), University of Delhi, has reopened its residence hall after four years of renovation. The project included roof waterproofing, reconstruction of seven bathroom blocks, and air-conditioning of 18 second-floor rooms. The renovated residence hall has reopened with capacity for approximately 150 first-year students across 100 rooms.

The renovation was funded through a contribution from the SRF Foundation.

LSR residence hall reopens after remaining closed since May 2023, when the facility was shut down abruptly after a bathroom cubicle roof partially collapsed and injured a resident, raising structural safety concerns.

The hostel was inaugurated by Vasvi Bharat Ram, member, governing body, in the presence of principal Kanika K Ahuja, hostel warden Ujjayini Ray, faculty, staff, parents, and students.

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Welcoming the new hostellers, Kanika K Ahuja, principal, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, said, "Today is a day of homecoming. After four long years, these walls are alive again. This hostel, which once stood quiet, has been renovated, refreshed, and reopened, not just with paint and furniture, but with purpose." She encouraged students to embrace the Residence Hall as a home built on care, empathy, and mutual respect, emphasising the importance of supporting one another through homesickness, celebrations, learning, and sisterhood.

Speaking at the event, Vasvi Bharat Ram said, "Hostel is a place where strangers become roommates, roommates become friends, friends become family". Students welcomed the reopening with enthusiasm, with one resident sharing, "This upgrade reflects the College's investment in our future. Living here inspires us to aim higher and make the most of campus life."

An interaction with parents and hostellers was held over lunch, introducing families to the hostel's residential environment. The event concluded with a guided tour of the renovated facility, during which guests interacted with students, parents, faculty, and staff.