Jawaharlal Nehru University allows reopening of reading rooms. food courts

The food courts which have been allowed to reopen will however provide only “takeaway” facilities.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University has announced that it has decided to further reopen the campus. JNU will now allow the reopening of the reading rooms inside the Dr BR Ambedkar Central Library situated on the ground floor and the food courts including Mugal Darbar and 24X7 Food Court inside the campus with immediate effect.

It must be noted that from March 8, JNU had allowed all the final-year MPhil students to return to the campus to submit their dissertation. JNU has also allowed the undergraduate and postgraduate students under the PWD category to enter the campus if they require access to laboratories and other facilities.

A notice issued by the varsity, also mentioned that the entry of vehicles to the campus with JNU stickers through the Saraswati Puram and East Gates will now be allowed. The services of the Central Dispatch will also be made fully operational, it added.

On reopening of the ground floor reading rooms inside the Dr BR Ambedkar Central Library, the JNU said in a statement: “Librarians may device Standard Operating Preventive (SOP) measures such as the mandatory wearing of the face mask and maintaining the social distancing norms, etc. in library premises.”

The food courts which have been allowed to reopen will however provide only “takeaway” facilities.

While announcing this phase-wise reopening of the JNU campus, the university in the social media posted: “JNU administration is making sincere and efficient efforts to ensure safety and security of the students, staff and faculty in the testing times of COVID-19.”

“Please read the latest notification from JNU administration to know about the reopening of the campus in a phased manner,” it added.