Srinagar, May 14: The teachers’ body in Kashmir University(KU) has backed entry of vehicles inside the campus and has vouched to make theinitiative a success.
In this regard the Kashmir University Teachers Association(KITA) has written to dean academic affairs about the decision taken by theexecutive body of the association.
“In the executivemeeting held on May 13, it was unanimously resolved that KUTA stands fullycommitted to support and promote a vehicle-free, green campus initiativelaunched by the administration during the NAAC peer team visit to the Varsity,”reads the letter.
Earlier, an eleven member committee head by dean academicaffairs Prof. Akbar Masood, was constituted to examine the issues regarding therestriction of vehicles inside the main campus. The committee was entrusted tomake recommendations to continue the initiative.
The committee comprising Professors and two each scholarsand class representatives was constituted after a few professors had opposedthe move and asked the varsity administration to revoke the ban on vehiclemovement inside the campus.
However, majority of the teaching and non-teaching staffbesides students and scholars have hailed the initiative and want the ban tocontinue.
A top official in KU said the official panel held a meetingon Tuesday and will also hold further deliberations on the issue. “Today’smeeting remained inconclusive so the committee will held deliberations onWednesday regarding the initiative and recommendations will be put forth toadministration accordingly,” the official said.
Meanwhile, KUTA president Prof. Muheet Ahmad in his letterhas stated that the opinion poll done by the association has also proved thatthe university stake holders want the ban to be continued on the vehiclemovement inside the campus.
“Majority of teachers (105) participated in the poll opinedto continue with the present restrictions on vehicular movement inside thecampus. A sizeable number of teachers wanted the ban to be revoked,” the letterreads.
The association has urged the dean academic affairs, who isalso heading the official panel that vehicle entry passes are issued to thefaculty members till proper arrangements of eco-friendly vehicles are made bythe varsity administration for internal transport and all other modalities arekept in place.
“Vehicle entry passes may be issued to desirous facultymembers subject to the condition that they will park their vehicles only atdesignated parking slots,” reads the letter.
It reads that no vehicle, except those carrying specialentry passes issued exclusively to the faculty members having genuine healthand other issues, may be allowed inside the campus once adequate arrangementsof eco-friendly, battery-driven vehicles and bicycles are made.
On April 30, the KU administration had restricted thevehicle movement inside the campus in view of the NAAC team visit. However, theteachers’ body wanted the ban to continue post NAAC visit.