Students belonging to Uttar Pradesh (UP) staying in boys and girls hostels of Jamia Millia Islamia left for their homes in four special buses arranged by the university on Friday.
“These students were stranded in hostels due to lockdown in view of Covid-19. About 70 students from 40 districts of UP are travelling in buses with final destination being Sultanpur, Ballia, Kushinagar and Bareilley. Each bus has a student group leader to coordinate the journey. Two university guards (ex army personnel) are in each bus along with students,” the university said in a statement.
Information about travel detail of students has been conveyed to UP government officials and local administration of all concerned districts by the university administration, it said.
Vice Chancellor Professor Najma Akhtar expressed satisfaction and hoped that these students will now reach safely to their homes and be with their families like students from J&K, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar who were also sent to their homes by the university through special arrangements.
To help students Dean Students Welfare (DSW) and his team, Chief Proctor and his team, Provosts and wardens and administrative staff were present at DSW office from where the bus departed for the screening centre. The university will now reopen in August2020 for regular students if the situation normalises.
