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By Express News ServiceHYDERABAD: In order to improve transportation on its vast campus spread over more than 2,000 acres, the University of Hyderabad (UoH) launched an electric auto rickshaw facility for students as well as for visitors. However, the move has triggered anger among the student community and has sparked a debate of privatisation of services in public universities. The service is being run by a Bengaluru-based private company, Transvahan Technologies India Private Limited, on an ‘Own, Operate and Maintain’ basis. “In order to preserve the natural habitat on the premises and to keep its campus pollution-free, the University of Hyderabad has taken a small step towards Greener Campus. When contacted, a university official said, “There are shuttle bus services in varsity which are free and they run till 10 pm..