Shimla, July 10 -- Recounting horrors of being stranded in devastated Thunag in Mandi district, students of College of Horticulture and Forestry have urged the state government to postpone their university examinations and consider relocation or merger of the college with safer campuses. Thunag in Mandi district is severely affected by the torrential rains and flash floods on the night of June 30 and July 1, leaving the students of the college scared. "What we witnessed during the cloudburst on the night of June 30 was beyond imagination. We've been granted leave till July 11. We won't go back unless the situation is declared safe," said Aditi Sood, a fourth-year forestry student, who was part of the delegation of students who met horticulture and revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi at the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat to submit their demands and seek immediate relief. "We have requested the government that the first-year exams should either be based on internal assessment or postponed. We also demanded that the college be relocated or merged with another institute," she said while talking to mediapersons after meeting Negi. Looking at the gravity of the situation, Negi, said, "We're considering shifting some students to the main campus of the Horticulture University in Nauni or to the College at Neri in Hamirpur, or any other safe facility where they can continue their education. Their exams could also be rescheduled or alternative arrangements made. We will not send students back unless living conditions are fully safe."...