Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 7 -- Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. P. Shivaraju on Thursday paid a surprise visit to Student Hostels run by the Backward Classes Welfare Department in the city, to personally take stock of the system in place there.

The ADC, who is also the Mysuru Taluk in-charge of Hostels, is said to have paid visit following the directions of State Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh.

Dr. Shivaraju, who visited the Hostels at Kuvempunagar, Bogadi and other places, inspected the drinking water facility, kitchen room, grains storage room, toilets and other civic amenities available there. He also checked the quality of food prepared there and interacted with the Hostel inmates on various issues concerning Hostel facilities....