Sarh students gain seven buses for campus travel
The government supplied three new and four used buses to the university's student services centre, and students report mixed views on their condition.
Seven buses, three new and four used, have been in service for a month for students at the University of Sarh in southern Chad, moving them between their homes and the university sites. The vehicles were supplied by the government to the Centre secondaire des œuvres universitaires (CSOU), the body that runs student services at the university.
Many students say the buses bring relief from transport problems they faced regularly, though some have doubts about the state and comfort of the used vehicles. Tambarina Mitterand, secretary general of the Union nationale des étudiants tchadiens (UNET) in the Moyen-Chari region, said the buses answer a problem that weighed heavily on student travel, and he urged students to look after them.
Nanlangar Kodalbaye, director of the CSOU in Sarh, thanked the government and said steps will be taken to manage the buses better and end overcrowding. He also said measures are being considered to improve university meals, including hygiene, meal quality and portion sizes.
Why it mattersStudents who live far from the campus can now ride to lectures on government-supplied buses, though overcrowding is still a problem the centre has promised to fix.