Telangana: Engineering colleges carry on despite faculty testing +ve
Engineering and other technical colleges in the city are slowly turning into Covid-19 clusters with several cases being reported from such institutions. Some faculty members, attending college to complete NAAC and NBA accreditation work, are said to have been infected as Covid-19 protocols are not followed in buses and on campus.
As per sources, 20 positive case have been reported from a college in Chilkur, 15 from a college in Saroornaga... Read MoreHYDERABAD: Engineering and other technical colleges in the city are slowly turning into Covid-19 clusters with several cases being reported from such institutions. Some faculty members, attending college to complete NAAC and NBA accreditation work, are said to have been infected as Covid-19 protocols are not followed in buses and on campus.
It has been reported the five faculty members have succumbed to the virus in the last week. “15 members have tested positive for Covid-19 from our college but the management has asked us to continue reporting to college,” a faculty member from a college in Medchal-Malkajgiri said on condition of anonymity. The faculty member said the management had offered the work from home recently but with a rider that those working remotely will only be paid 50% of their salary.
As per sources, 20 positive cases have been reported from a college in Chilkur, 15 from a college in Saroornagar, and another five faculty members from a college in Karimnagar. “As many as 15 faculty tested positive for Covid-19 from our college and most are from computer science and IT department. In fact, in seven to eight cases, even family members of faculty have tested positive,” said B Janaiah, faculty member at a college in Saroornagar mandal. Faculty members at technical colleges estimated that at least 90% of colleges have around 10 active cases among staff.
Faculty members said management was not providing any support when someone tested positive or died. Some are even said to be taking action when faculty misses college after testing positive. “In most cases, no help is extended by managements. Not even for last rites of faculty,” said A Santosh Kumar, president, Telangana Schools Technical Colleges Employees Association.
College management said that even they are helpless in the situation. “We want to stand by our faculty but there is nothing much we can do. Unless the government pays us reimbursement dues, we won’t even be able to get insurance for our staff,” said KVK Rao, general secretary, All India Federation of Self Financing Technical Institutions adding that almost all technical colleges in the state currently have about 10 to 15 active Covid-19 cases.
It has been reported the five faculty members have succumbed to the virus in the last week. “15 members have tested positive for Covid-19 from our college but the management has asked us to continue reporting to college,” a faculty member from a college in Medchal-Malkajgiri said on condition of anonymity. The faculty member said the management had offered the work from home recently but with a rider that those working remotely will only be paid 50% of their salary.
As per sources, 20 positive cases have been reported from a college in Chilkur, 15 from a college in Saroornagar, and another five faculty members from a college in Karimnagar. “As many as 15 faculty tested positive for Covid-19 from our college and most are from computer science and IT department. In fact, in seven to eight cases, even family members of faculty have tested positive,” said B Janaiah, faculty member at a college in Saroornagar mandal. Faculty members at technical colleges estimated that at least 90% of colleges have around 10 active cases among staff.
Faculty members said management was not providing any support when someone tested positive or died. Some are even said to be taking action when faculty misses college after testing positive. “In most cases, no help is extended by managements. Not even for last rites of faculty,” said A Santosh Kumar, president, Telangana Schools Technical Colleges Employees Association.
College management said that even they are helpless in the situation. “We want to stand by our faculty but there is nothing much we can do. Unless the government pays us reimbursement dues, we won’t even be able to get insurance for our staff,” said KVK Rao, general secretary, All India Federation of Self Financing Technical Institutions adding that almost all technical colleges in the state currently have about 10 to 15 active Covid-19 cases.
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