A long-standing classroom crisis has triggered a protest at Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, with students of the Odia Department gheraoing the Registrar’s office over inadequate and dilapidated classrooms, sources said on Friday. Affected landowners and farmer representatives have demanded clear written assurances on market valuation and fair compensation norms before field surveys or land acquisition proceed. District officials are expected to hold consultations with local stakeholders to resolve the impasse.