The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has given out some criteria for reopening schools and higher educational institutions, including using all entry and exit gates, staggered lunch breaks, adequate thermal scanners, and sanitization of the premises.
According to the DDMA, the institute's director must verify that all employees are vaccinated. It suggested that libraries and college buildings should be well sanitised, and that thermal scanners, hand sanitizers, and cleansers should be readily available.
It was suggested that a timetable be established based on the capacity/occupancy level of labs and classrooms, and that the schedule be staggered to avoid crowding in classes.
It was also recommended that all departure and entry gates be used to avoid crowding, and that there be a one-hour break between the leaving of the last group of morning shift students and the admission of the first group of evening shift students.
Lunch breaks should be staggered to reduce crowding and held in an open location, according to standard operating protocols, and students should be given school counselling and advice to help them acclimate to the new normal.
Teachers should communicate with students and psychologically prepare them for teaching and learning activities, as well as provide emotional support.
With the DDMA giving a go-ahead to reopening of higher educational institutions, Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh said that the varsity will open in a few days and they will formulate a strategy in this regard.
An official from Jamia Millia Islamia said they will wait for the UGC guidelines and then discuss about reopening the campus in their executive council meeting.
Ambedkar University and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), both run by the Delhi government, would follow the recommendations, according to officials.
"We shall follow the rules set down by the government. We've started making preparations and sanitising the campus. We will offer guidelines for students once we receive the detailed order "According to a representative from the Ambedkar University,
Dr Mahesh Verma, vice-chancellor of GGSIPU, said the university will follow the DDMA rules and is ready to reopen.
The DU vice-chancellor stated that students will be given a few days to return to campus. Delhi
"We will surely reopen the campus if the DDMA approves for 100% seating capacity.
However, because the majority of our students are from other states, we will give them a few days, say 10 days, to return to college. We'll devise our own plan "he stated
If the DDMA allows 100 percent capacity, he says, then means hostel allotment will be done as well, assuming the situation is normal. In light of the constraints, the university has previously considered a one-room-one-student method.
Will the reopening of DU be discussed during the academic council meeting on February 9?
"The decision to reopen campus is entirely administrative, with no input from the academic council. However, if any member want to discuss it, we are happy to do so "he stated
Meanwhile, the Students' Federation of India (SFI) has planned for a protest outside the VC's office on February 7 to demand that the Delhi University campus be reopened immediately following the issuance of the DDMA instructions on Friday.
"Previously, we had meetings with the administration, and they always stated that the institutions couldn't be created due of the DDMA standards," said Abhishek Kumar, co-convenor of SFI Delhi University.
He expressed hope that the Delhi University would take concrete moves toward reopening within seven days, based on the recent DDMA instructions.
Since September 16, the institution has resumed laboratory classes for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students, however attendance has been low. When the number of instances in Delhi began to rise, the university suspended them.
According to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the DDMA has decided to reopen higher education institutions, coaching centres, and schools for grades 9-12 on February 7.
Institutions of higher education and coaching institutes would be allowed to open on Monday, according to the deputy chief minister, who also holds the education portfolio.
"Colleges, on the other hand, will be discouraged from holding online sessions and should instead begin teaching offline," he stated.
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