Kolkata: Jadavpur University reopening meet tomorrow

KOLKATA: A special committee constructed by the Jadavpur University authorities will meet on September 24 to discuss reopening of the campus. On Wednesday, the university was informed a free vaccination drive will be organised by the health and family welfare department in coordination with the higher education department.
Demanding commencement of physical classes for students whose studies have suffered for 18 months, the students’ body had sought free vaccination of all before reopening of the campus.JUTA also wrote to education minister Bratya Basu to allow on-campus inoculation.
The university authorities have issued a notice saying the state has agreed to a free vaccination drive. Registrar Snehamanju Basu said, “The higher education department has informed us that it agrees to a free vaccination drive. We have already started communicating with the doctors to organise a camp at the earliest.”
Two weeks ago, a JU survey concluded that 900 students and research scholars hadn’t even received the first dose and 2,000 had received one dose only. Partha Pratim Ray, general secretary of JUTA, said, “We are the first university that urged for a vaccination drive for all and prepared a proper list. The government has finally agreed.”