Patna University offices reopen

TNN | Updated: Apr 21, 2020, 11:03 IST

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PATNA: Amid the corona lockdown, the offices of Patna University (PU) and its constituent colleges reopened on Monday after a 25-day closure. All the officials and some Class-III and Class-IV employees reported for duty.
PU registrar Manoj Kumar Mishra told this newspaper that the entire office was thoroughly sanitized before the arrival of the staff and norms of social distancing were followed by them. They were also thermally screened and examined by a team of medical officers at the entrance gate.
“The offices of the university and the colleges have been opened only for the transaction of some essential works like perusal and disposal of pending financial accounts, clearance of utilization certificates, pay and income tax-related documents, processing of contractual bills and payment to contractual staff,” Mishra said, adding colleges were also supposed to carry out similar essential works.
He pointed out that no staff from corona hotspot areas like Sultanganj or Khajpura had visited the office. “They have been directed to remain in Patna and be available on their cellphones,” he said.
Wearing of masks and preliminary screening at the main gate by infrared contactless thermometers will continue to be enforced for all employees of PU on working days. “No person from outside or visitor will be permitted to enter any section of the university unless called by the officials through the registrar,” Mishra said.