BU staff demands total shutdown of varsity amid Covid-19 rise

BU staff demands total shutdown of varsity amid Covid-19 rise

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Bhopal:25.04.2021 

After several staffers in Barkatullah University tested positive, the employees of thevarsity havedemanded that the premises be shut down. As many as five employees have lost their lives to the pandemic, while five teaching and eight non-teaching staff have tested positive for Covid.

Registrar HS Tripathi confirmed to TOI that five employees of the Barkatullah University have lost their lives to Covid. “It is true that employees are in fear after witnessing five deaths in the varsity in such short span of time. We have issued Covid guidelines for the employees to avoid the infection,” he said.

Tripathi said, the university is running with 10% staff as per the guidelines. “Only the VCandIaregoing totheuniversity. In addition, employees of the accounts department are coming. Other works including teaching is completely stopped,” said Tripathi.

He added, “Accounts department has to come to issue thesalary andother imperative financial work. Their presence is important.”