Junior colleges remain elusive for five mandals in Bellampalli

Residents of Bellampalli Assembly constituency have expressed disappointment over delays in establishing junior colleges in Thandur and Nennal mandals. Students continue to travel long distances for education, while the proposed colleges remain pending despite promises and official sanction

Mancherial: It has been over two years since a promise was made to establish two junior colleges in Thandur and Nennal mandal centres. However, the colleges have not been sanctioned so far, leaving people of the Bellampalli Assembly constituency disappointed.

Poor students of Thandur and Nennal mandals are forced to depend on colleges in Bellampalli and Mancherial towns and are compelled to travel long distances by buses, auto-rickshaws, mini-vans and motorbikes. People have been demanding that the government start the colleges, but to no avail.

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During the Assembly elections, Congress candidate G Vinod promised to secure these two colleges if he was voted to power. He did win, but the electoral promise has not yet been fulfilled. The Board of Intermediate Education sanctioned the colleges in 2025, but there has been no progress so far. Authorities have not yet identified suitable pieces of land for the colleges, leaving the project on paper.

Consequently, the promised facilities remain a mirage even as the Congress government completes more than two years in office. People have expressed their displeasure over what they described as negligence by the legislator and the State government.

Meanwhile, people from the interior mandals of Bheemini, Kannepalli and Vemanapalli are also urging the government to set up junior colleges. They point out that their children are facing inconvenience in accessing intermediate courses. They regretted that the students are often forced to skip classes when streams swell and travel becomes a risky affair.