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Coimbatore: More than 100 students of the Government Arts College on Tuesday staged a protest, demanding better facilities at the college hostel.The students, who are staying at the college hostel at Race Course, said hostel toilets were not cleaned properly. Pointing out that 260 students were staying in the hostel that has only 60 rooms, they said there weren’t enough toilets for all the inmates. “A committee has visited the hostel to take stock of the works that needs to be done.”Chitra said the public works department (PWD) was incharge of the hostel infrastructure. When contacted, Chitra said the students had represented their issues regarding the hostel infrastructure. “PWD officials said they have floated a tender and would repair damaged portions of the hostel on Wednesday..