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The inhabitants of the quarters of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) have opposed the state governmentโ€™s move to convert the guest house complexes into COVID-19 quarantine centres.

โ€œChildren and elderly persons reside on the campus. Converting it into quarantine centres would be disastrous,โ€ a resident faculty seeking anonymity said.,

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โ€œThe campus has a population of over 3,000 people and this includes teachers and faculty members, their parents, foreign students and others,โ€ the faculty added.

โ€œThe move to convert the two guest house complexes into COVID-19 quarantine centres has put our lives in danger,โ€ he further said.

โ€œThe residents fear that the move might infect the entire campus,โ€ the faculty added

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He further alleged that the decision was taken hurriedly and no ground check was carried out.

โ€ Senior citizens, children, students are at high risk now on the campus,โ€ he further said.

The Kamrup district administration on Friday converted the two guest houses of the institute into quarantine centres.

โ€œThe number of positive COVID-19 cases has been increasing in the last few days because of the large inflow of people from outside,โ€ the Kamrup (M) district administration said in a statement.

โ€œHence, a large number of quarantine spaces are needed for accommodating them,โ€ the administration added.

The order further said that the two IIT-G guest house complexes would be under the direct control Kamrup (M) district authority until further notice.